Print buying

Lecta is set to increase prices on all of its specialty paper grades by 8% to 10% in all markets for orders with delivery from 1 September.

James Cropper has reported a positive start to its financial year, with its sales in Q1 up 36% year-on-year.

Scottish paper merchant PG Paper’s head of logistics has won the Freight Leader Award at the 2022 Amazon everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.

Cimpress has filed record sales and gross profit at its year-end, although its Vista brand is yet to fully bounce back as the group nears the end of a huge three-year rebuild of its technology stack.

Principal Mailing Solutions has beefed up its senior management team with two new hires and a promotion, as the Northampton business gears up for growth.

DS Smith has designed out over 313 million pieces of problem plastics in the last two years as part of its plastic replacement programme.

Reach’s newsprint bill ballooned by more than 50% in the first half of the year, with the media group cutting print runs and pagination to try to mitigate the cost increase.

Merchant and paper converter Scalderhurst has joined the Aims Group of independent merchants.

Historic papermaker Portals has rocked the industry with the announcement that it plans to close its Overton banknote paper mill with more than 300 jobs likely to go as a result.

Reflex Group is producing new, recyclable packaging for M&S vine tomatoes.