Print buying
Big hybrid mail tender among new trio up for grabs
A hybrid mail tender worth close to £1m is currently open via the government’s Find a Tender service, with a couple of other large print related tenders also live.
Flint brings in monthly surcharge
Flint Group’s Commercial Publication Web (CPW) division has announced that it is introducing a monthly surcharge for web offset printers worldwide due to “hyperinflation” of ink costs.
Arc invests in new Dartford site
Arc-UK Technologies has moved manufacturing from London to a modern new facility in Dartford where it plans to expand and push forward its ambitions to be carbon neutral.
DS Smith reports continued second-half momentum
DS Smith is trading in line with management expectations during its second-half period.
Record results for Stora Enso
Stora Enso has reported its highest quarterly EBIT in some 20 years and an all-time-high margin in its Q1 results.
Label printer goes bust in wake of UPM supply crisis
A long-established UK label printer has gone into administration with supply issues caused by the strike at UPM cited as one of the reasons for its failure.
Culture secretary could intervene on Newsquest’s Archant acquisition
Nadine Dorries has said she could intervene on Newsquest’s acquisition of fellow publisher Archant.
UPM puts price tag on strike for first time
UPM has revealed that the strike at its Finnish mills could cost the business as much as €220m (£185m), while its Communication Papers wing is back in the black after “significantly higher sales...
Funky Pigeon still battling cyber incident
Funky Pigeon is still unable to accept customer orders, nearly two weeks after the cyber attack that compromised its systems.
Brits oppose plain packaging on junk food
Only 11% of Brits believe plain ‘tobacco-style’ packaging would have a significant impact on whether they bought junk food or not, according to new research.