Print buying

Eclipse rounds off £2m spend and hints at more to come

Eclipse has rounded off a £2m spend in digital and post-press kit for its Eclipse 4dm direct mail arm with a £200,000 IT upgrade across both parts of the business, with more digital and finishing kit...

Peer-to-peer print marketplace service goes live

A former marketing director of Webmart has set up a commission-free online trade-only marketplace for printers to place and win business.

MPG's T-Print bound for US

The Timsons T-Print from MPG’s King’s Lynn site has been sold to a large American book printer.

Agreement reached in long-running CWU-Royal Mail dispute

Following months of talks between the Communication Workers Union and Royal Mail, the two parties have reached a negotiators’ proposed agreement.

Paperlinx accuses leading paper manufacturer of anti-competitive behaviour

Paperlinx has logged a complaint against a major paper manufacturer claiming anticompetitive behaviour regarding indent sales and hinted that formal complaints against other manufacturers could be on...

Dufaylite launches first outdoor honeycomb board

Dufaylite has launched its first outdoor product, a polypropylene-based honeycomb board, which it claimed represents an eco-friendly alternative to MDF and PVC boards for outdoor work and long-life...

HH Global joins government export taskforce

HH Global has been appointed to a government taskforce of 100 SMEs from the creative industries to target £500m of overseas contracts in the next three years.

Regent Group in consultation

Envelope and greetings cards manufacturer Regent Group is in consultation with staff over plans that it says will lead to “a significant number of redundancies”.

Gov’t u-turn on standardised tobacco packaging

The government has announced a review into the potential effect on public health of implementing standardised tobacco packaging.

Royal Mail profits surge in half-year results

Royal Mail Group profits have more than doubled in its first results to be published since it was privatised last month.