Industry bodies
BPIF joins calls to urge swift end to paper shortage
The BPIF has joined forces with Intergraf and Finat to urge the end of strike action at UPM's Finnish paper mills.
BPIF advises on Plastic Packaging Tax introduction
The BPIF has shared information and advice about the impending introduction of the new Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT), which will impact some print and packaging companies.
BPIF to hold daily webinars for National Apprenticeship Week
The BPIF is marking National Apprenticeship Week 2022 next week by hosting daily webinars via Zoom.
Finat warns on paper strike pressures on supply chain
Finat has warned that the continued union strike “in some Nordic paper mills” is posing severe lead time problems for European label converters.
Intergraf: Spiralling paper prices and shortages damaging print
Rising paper prices and lack of availability is stymying the print industry’s pandemic bounce back and is likely to cause permanent damage according to Intergraf, which has issued a plea for the paper...
Plan B measures to be lifted: industry reacts
Industry and business figures have reacted to the government’s announcement that England is set to fully return to Plan A measures next Thursday (27 January), with work from home measures already...
BPIF £6k masters bursary available once more
A £6,000 bursary from The Stationers’ Foundation, funded by The Printing Charity, is once again available for the BPIF masters programme.
Mailing leaders share sector predictions for 2022
Board members of the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP), the industry body that represents mailing houses across the UK, have shared their thoughts on how the sector fared in 2021 and what they...
Having flexible friends
There’s no question that Covid has altered society. It’s trampled on civil liberties, seen vaccines rolled out in double-quick time, spurred on the deployment of information technologies, and it’s...
New BPIF survey to help determine lobbying priorities
The BPIF has launched a new industry-wide survey to help determine its lobbying priorities for 2022-24.