Print buying
FSC: consumers increasingly aware of sustainable packaging
UK consumers have become significantly more aware of the environmental impact of the products they buy, according to research from environmental charity the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
Olympus Print Group acquired by German group
Olympus Print Group has been acquired by Hamburg-headquartered All4Labels Global Packaging Group.
Industry reacts to energy crisis
Soaring energy prices have seen yet another increase in overhead costs for printers, but for those whose contracts are coming to an end, the leap in prices has been enormous.
UPM strike: despair as union rejects proposals
Printers and print buyers are in despair after the Finnish Paperworkers' Union rejected the four UPM strike settlement proposals on the table – apparently due to the impasse at Communication Papers...
Daily Mail revamps Weekend
DMG Media will ‘relaunch’ the Daily Mail’s Weekend magazine this Saturday.
Shop stewards demand action at UPM Communication Papers
Chief shop stewards at UPM businesses have written an open letter to the firm’s CEO demanding that negotiations to resolve long-running strike action should be resumed immediately at its Communication...
YM web and bindery kit up for sale
Printing and post-press kit from YM’s Pindar and York Mailing sites is being offered for sale by private treaty.
Time Out to stop printing London edition
Media and hospitality business Time Out is set to cease printing the London edition of its free magazine at the end of June.
‘Phygital’ future for colour, say designers
The pandemic has powered a trend for colours and designs that transcend the borders between media, as UK designers gear up for a future where technology is integrated even closer into our daily lives,...
Paragon adds to packaging wing
Paragon Group has expanded its nascent packaging business with the acquisition of Dean Packaging.