Print buying

Hollywood Monster now boasts a combined turnover of £12m with 65 staff

Hollywood Monster buys Sygnet in pre-pack

Birmingham wide-format and trade printer Hollywood Monster has acquired Leicester-based Sygnet Group from administration, taking the company to a combined turnover of £12m.

Staff at the Kaskinen mill will be involved in the negotiations. Image: Metsä Group

Metsä Board to begin negotiations on possible temporary layoffs

Metsä Board is set to initiate change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs for its paperboard and BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) mills in Finland.

Royal Mail: a clear path towards a more competitive and profitable future

Royal Mail: improving quality of service is 'top priority'

Royal Mail has again called for “major reform” of the USO after posting a £1bn operating loss – reduced to a mere £419m, or £8m a week – on an adjusted basis.

Revoria: “A great package”

First Revoria customer revealed

Scotland’s Loxley Colour is set to install the UK’s first Fujifilm Revoria digital press after signing up for a top-of-the-range PC1120 model.

The survey received responses from 112 companies employing 8,063 people

Industry contracted in Q1 as output and order levels fell

The first quarter of 2023 turned out to be more challenging than expected for the UK’s printing and printed packaging industry, according to the BPIF’s latest Printing Outlook report.

Darren McMurray: no comment yet from PFI CEO

PFI Group posts loss after massive writedown

A falling out at PFI Group has resulted in the abrupt departure of four directors at one of its subsidiaries, with the group also making related impairment charges of more than £4m.

Royal Mail: restoring service to the high standards customers expect "is our top priority"

Ofcom launches Royal Mail performance probe

It never rains but it pours for Royal Mail, which is now under investigation by Ofcom over its failure to meet delivery targets.

Roche: The soft launch has been a success

Haybrooke launches PaaS for Printers outsourcing service

Haybrooke has expanded its 'printing as a service' (PaaS) procurement model to enable printers to use the system for outsourcing.

Huge Paso de los Toros pulp mill has just come on-stream

UPM reins back expectations for 2023

UPM has issued a profit warning and has lowered its forecasts for this year.

The new poll card has a perforated edge

Council switches print format for local elections

East Herts District Council sent voters a new style poll card with a perforated edge opening for the local elections earlier this month, in a change from the previous format due to more information...