Print buying

Lincoln-based large-format print group Your Print Partner (YPP) was placed into administration on 3 March and sold through a pre-pack arrangement on the same date.

The conciliator for Finnish Paperworkers’ Union Paperiliitto and UPM Pulp has submitted a proposal for a settlement in the collective labour agreement negotiations between the two parties.

The four-day working week pilot programme has been inundated with expressions of interest and the names of some of the companies that will participate in the six-month trial have now been revealed.

Linney has launched an initiative to plant 25,000 trees in its home county while other industry firms also do their bit to support local and national tree planting schemes.

A raft of new paper price increases are set to be rolled out in the next few weeks by papermakers who are continuing to battle rising costs of their own.

Finnish Paperworkers’ Union Paperiliitto has extended its strike action at UPM once again, this time by a further 10 days.

Lecta has confirmed a €150 (£126) per tonne energy surcharge across all of its grades, while French manufacturer Guyenne has also brought in an unspecified freight surcharge.

Hybrid Software Group has acquired the business and assets related to iC3D from Creative Edge Software.

Formara is supporting its hometown Southend-on-Sea with a rebrand following its elevation to city status.

The Navigator Company will bring in a fresh €105 (£88) per tonne surcharge from 1 April due to the steep increase in energy costs, made worse by the war in Ukraine.