Print buying
Snows Business Forms in administration
Long-established Southampton forms and custom stationery supplier Snows Business Forms has gone into administration.
Royal Mail referred to Ofcom
Under-fire bosses at Royal Mail now have another problem on their plates, after MPs referred the business to Ofcom over its "systematic failure" to meet parts of the Universal Service Obligation...
National World to transition to ‘digital-only’ model
National World has revealed, alongside its 2022 results, that it has accelerated the implementation of its new ‘digital-only’ operating model to restore sustainable growth, but said printed newspapers...
Industry reacts: Spring Budget 2023 and full expensing scheme
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first full budget has been welcomed by British print associations as a positive step toward revitalising the UK economy, but not everyone in the industry is impressed.
Manchester Printers Group status unclear
The future for Manchester Printers Group is unclear after the former owner of one of its string of acquisitions was forced to buy his business back out of administration.
YM web admins extended, figures updated
A YM Group newspaper industry client was a major creditor of its failed web division, Printweek can reveal.
Mail open, read, and retention rates improve in Q4
JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q4 2022, which revealed that more mail was opened, read, and retained over the Christmas trading season than at any other...
Royal Mail and CWU talks extended
Crunch talks between Royal Mail and the CWU have been extended, with “progress made in some areas”.
Adare SEC wins N Brown contract renewal
Integrated communications provider Adare SEC has signed a three-year contract extension with retailer N Brown Group for the provision of transactional print and hybrid mail services.
Red, white and blue theme for Farage Gin
An unnamed label printer is benefiting from Nigel Farage’s move into branded products with Farage Gin, described as “a taste of Brexit”.