Print buying
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Durham Box crafts festive calendar for special brews
Advent calendars are no longer just about chocolate. Makeup, popcorn, tea, stationery and even cheese variants were all available this Christmas, but one of the biggest markets for alternative advent...
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Overmatter: Ghost of Christmas (cards) past
Team working in 2020 has involved some of us rapidly getting to grips with online collaboration tools such as Slack, Trello and Microsoft Teams.
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Q&A: Patrick Roberts, independent sales consultant
It’s been a landmark year for Patrick, who has spent a whopping 50 years in print. In 1970 he worked as a bench hand for Ward Printing and then became a production trainee at The Longman Group (now...
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Severn under new ownership
Severn has been acquired in a secondary management buyout and is poised to commission its latest investment in Canon sheetfed inkjet technology.
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EBB expands again with Warren Board buy
Elliott Baxter & Co (EBB) has become the biggest merchant supplier of board in the country after acquiring Warren Board from its owners, who are retiring.
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MGWS gains landmark web press deals
Manroland Goss Web Systems (MGWS) has scooped two major continental web press orders, including the first installation of its Varioman c:line web for cardboard food packaging.
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Holmen adds lighter weight Uniq option
Holmen Paper aims to enhance its environmental appeal with a new lighter grammage version of its Uniq super-calendered paper.
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St Bride celebrates crowdfunder success
The St Bride Library has reached its £50,000 fundraising target ahead of its 125th anniversary celebrations next year.
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New procurement firm aims to plug print buying gap
A new print procurement consortium has recruited a raft of industry experts and plans to roll out a new ‘no cost’ model to clients.
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Pantone reveals two colours of the year for 2021
Pantone has revealed its two colours of the year for 2021 – Ultimate Grey (Pantone 17-5104) and Illuminating (Pantone 13-0647), a vibrant yellow.