Print buying

Farmer: perfect time to take the next step

FDM appoints Richard Farmer as MD

Richard Farmer has been appointed managing director at print and mailing company FDM.

Pot Noodle: paper pot has taken years to develop

Unilever trials paper for Pot Noodle

Unilever has teamed up with Tesco to trial a new paper pot for its hugely popular Pot Noodle brand.

The 550m/min cutting line can produce sheets from A5 to A3+

Colombier expands cut-size paper sheeting operations

Colombier has enhanced its European operation with a strategic investment in state-of-the-art sheet cutting technology, to expand the forest industry trading group's converting capabilities.

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CWU members vote in favour of new Royal Mail deal

CWU members at Royal Mail have voted by a big majority to accept the new agreement thrashed out between the postal operator and the union.

The Automation Gap surveyed more than 150 key industry stakeholders

Printers missing out on potential growth opportunities

A survey conducted by Ricoh UK and Printweek to better understand where the print industry is on its automation journey found that over half of businesses believe they have failed to invest in...

Paper: biggest drop in production was uncoated mechanical

CEPI reports on 2022

High energy prices and economic woes contributed to a 6.1% fall in European paper and board production last year, although multi-year trends for the sector “remain positive”.

Mansfield: starting at Macfarlane later this month

Macfarlane appoints new distribution MD; launches unboxing survey

Macfarlane Group has appointed David Mansfield to the newly created leadership role of managing director of Macfarlane Packaging Distribution.

The implication is that the Stockstadt pulp mill and paper machine will close. Image: Sappi

Sappi to consult on possible Stockstadt closure

Sappi has said it will commence a consultation process on the possible closure of its Stockstadt mill in Germany, after a planned sale of the site fell through earlier this year.

Mash: "I never dreamed that one day I’d become Master"

The Stationers’ Company elects new master

A former CEO of the British Coatings Federation has been elected as Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers.

Mill was recognised as a ‘living heritage company’ by the French government in 2015

Specialist papermaker shuttered

A historic French papermaker has become the latest European mill to be shuttered in a seismic period for the trade.