Print buying
SMP hails new JICMail Essentials tool
The introduction of a new tool from JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has been welcomed by the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP), which believes the tool will help customers achieve...
Print bosses reflect on Covid, two years on from lockdown
Industry leaders have commented on the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on their businesses, two years since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the first lockdown.
Visual Print and Design secures FSC membership
Visual Print and Design has been admitted into membership of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody Group Scheme.
Cards-x acquires access control systems specialist
ID card specialist Cards-x, which has bases in the UK and Germany, has acquired a German business that specialises in access control systems for large-scale events.
Your Print Partner in pre-pack sale
Lincoln-based large-format print group Your Print Partner (YPP) was placed into administration on 3 March and sold through a pre-pack arrangement on the same date.
UPM Pulp strike settlement proposal submitted
The conciliator for Finnish Paperworkers’ Union Paperiliitto and UPM Pulp has submitted a proposal for a settlement in the collective labour agreement negotiations between the two parties.
Companies on four-day working week pilot named
The four-day working week pilot programme has been inundated with expressions of interest and the names of some of the companies that will participate in the six-month trial have now been revealed.
Linney latest to embark on tree planting drive
Linney has launched an initiative to plant 25,000 trees in its home county while other industry firms also do their bit to support local and national tree planting schemes.
More paper price increases flagged up
A raft of new paper price increases are set to be rolled out in the next few weeks by papermakers who are continuing to battle rising costs of their own.
UPM strike extended for fifth time
Finnish Paperworkers’ Union Paperiliitto has extended its strike action at UPM once again, this time by a further 10 days.