Disciplines

Pindar Scarborough: five web presses and a big bindery

Industry awaits Walstead decision on what's next for YM web kit

Walstead’s deal to buy at least seven web offset presses from the collapsed YM web division has resulted in feverish industry speculation about what happens next.

The increase is effective on orders with delivery from 1 June 2022

Lecta to up prices on specialty grades

Lecta will increase prices on all of its specialty paper grades by 8% to 10% from next month.

The new logo came into effect on 2 May

Spandex unifies group under single brand

Spandex has introduced a new logo to reflect the evolution of the business while also unifying its brand across all group companies in Europe and Australia.

Avery Dennison makes products for a wide range of industries

Avery Dennison European ops benefit from big spend

Avery Dennison is making a substantial investment in its European manufacturing capacity with programmes involving a €60m (£50.4m) spend underway.

The changes would have impacted the production of £1bn of print

Inkjet drug regs changes scrapped

Industry bodies have welcomed the government’s decision to can looming regulation changes which threatened to effectively ban certain ingredients crucial to the manufacture of inks and press...

Atlas Packaging is an independent corrugated packaging provider

Smurfit Kappa acquires Atlas Packaging

Smurfit Kappa UK (SKUK) has acquired corrugated packaging provider Atlas Packaging.

Scanlon: customer demand and future volumes are key

Walstead seals deal for YM web assets

Walstead Group has acquired most of the assets of YM Group’s shuttered web offset businesses in administration – and could reboot one of the factories if customer support makes it viable.

Access to Whitehall Park site was blocked

Drama at Lettershop as landlord takes charge

Events at troubled YM Group took a dramatic turn over the bank holiday weekend when the landlord repossessed Lettershop’s Leeds site.

Revill: advisory and print production services

Revill sets up new venture

Former YM Group sales director Norman Revill has struck out on his own with a new print consultancy.

Andrew Ainsworth was found guilty of conspiring to produce counterfeit currency. Image: Kent Police

Fourth member of £12m counterfeit currency group jailed

A fourth member of an organised crime group has been jailed for conspiring to supply more than £12m of counterfeit banknotes.