Print buying
![Roche: "We want the printing industry to be making the right choices"](/media/zjbbbbjn/john-roche.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e9bf0b329530)
Haybrooke set to launch plastic content measurement
Print procurement specialist Haybrooke has followed its carbon offsetting initiative with a new service that allows customers to measure the amount of plastic in their orders.
![Surface Print's new press was installed in December](/media/1aybzppe/surface-print.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e9bf11cad0b0)
Surface Print installs third HP Latex 3000 series printer
Luxury wallpaper specialist Surface Print has purchased an HP Latex 3600 production press to help develop its hybrid analogue/digital wallpaper product portfolio.
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Mondi to cease UK manufacturing
Mondi is set to bring an end to its UK manufacturing with the planned closure of its two remaining UK production plants, putting 208 jobs at risk.
![DMGT bought the i for £49.6m cash consideration in November](/media/4i4btdy1/dmgt-i.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e9bf4745ea90)
Culture secretary ‘minded to’ intervene on JPI sale of i to DMGT
The government has said it is ‘minded to’ intervene in the Daily Mail and General Trust’s (DMGT) acquisition of the i newspaper from JPI Media over concerns about media plurality.
![Allan & Bertram replaced the May pages in 400,000 of the calendars it had already printed for 2020](/media/s3skdqji/allan.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e9bf4af1db90)
No compensation for printers planned after bank holiday date change
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has said there are, at present, no plans to compensate printers that were hit by the government’s late decision last June to change the date...
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The Specialist Works acquires Connections platform
Independent media agency The Specialist Works has acquired Exact Media’s North American-based e-commerce inserts and sampling marketplace Connections.
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CPG administration confirmed
Tonbridge-based printer CPG Brand Communications, which is registered as Colour Print Ltd, has fallen into administration this week, it has been confirmed.
![The High Court halted industrial action at Royal Mail in November](/media/toefjuut/royal-mail-parcel-post-box.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e9bf137e9b30)
CWU updates on Royal Mail dispute
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has updated on its dispute with Royal Mail, after it responded to a video posted by the postal operator last week.
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End of the line for historic print firm
Long-established Thomas Loughlin (Liverpool) is shutting down after almost 130 years in business.
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The Printing Charity expands bookbinding training initiative
The Printing Charity has expanded its training initiative with Designer Bookbinders to include a unit on codex bookbinding following a successful pilot.