Print buying

Strong market conditions have continued in all UPM businesses

UPM and Stora Enso both raise outlooks

Two paper manufacturers have raised their guidance for 2022 due to strong market conditions.

WirralCo closed at the end of March. Image: Google Maps

WirralCo in liquidation

Merseyside trade printer WirralCo has gone into liquidation and shut its doors after becoming the latest victim of the pandemic.

110 firefighters attended the incident. Image: West Midlands Fire Service

Major blaze at Smurfit Kappa site

110 firefighters and more than 30 fire appliances have been tackling a “large-scale incident” at Smurfit Kappa’s site in Nechells, Birmingham.

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Shipley Wayzgoose returns

The Shipley Wayzgoose returns this weekend after an enforced hiatus caused by the pandemic.

L-R: Scott Hughes (DBW), Jonathan Wright (RLS), and Joanna Thomas (DBW)

Change of ownership for Reel Label Solutions

Welsh label printer Reel Label Solutions' sales director Jonathan Wright has taken a majority stake in the business, as part of a deal worth £1.2m.

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Parkrun hails power of print with new magazine

Community running and physical activity organisation Parkrun has launched its own, free magazine citing the mental health benefits of being away from screens in “an increasingly digital world”.

The deal was formalised in May

Haybrooke secures Specsavers deal

Print procurement specialist Haybrooke Associates has signed a deal with Specsavers to provide the optical retail chain with “a combination of print buying solutions and services”.

4% of mail prompted a purchase in Q1 2022

Mail volumes at highest level in two years

JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q1 2022, a period that saw mail volumes on the panel reach their highest level since Q1 2020.

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Apogee launches game changing hybrid mail software

Apogee Corporation has launched a ‘desktop to doorstep’ hybrid mail platform that the managed workplace services provider said will enable businesses to transform their mailing processes.

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Stephen Goodman (right) with former YM group managing director Peter Greaves

Deja vu as YM accounts overdue

YM Group’s accounts are, once again, flagged as overdue at Companies House.