Printers

Royal Mail defends service as postal votes top ten million
Royal Mail has “no backlog” of postal votes in its network and would welcome a review into future election timetables – with the number of people opting for a postal vote rocketing to more than 10m.

Monthly round-up of the biggest stories in print
Sad news from the south coast led June’s ranking of most read stories, which also featured the industry’s election ‘printing error’ trope, the exit of an industry stalwart and details of one group’s...

Quadrant2Design orders second EFI Pro 16h printer
Quadrant2Design has ordered a second EFI Pro 16h UV LED hybrid printer from CMYUK to boost its capacity.

Envases Liverpool dispute resolved
Planned strike action by members of union Unite at industrial metal canister manufacturer Envases has been called off after fire and rehire threats were shelved.

Duo acquire The Mailshop's assets
Web printer Vanacomm and catalogue retailer Direct Response Marketing Group have teamed up to acquire The Mailshop’s assets, which will be relocated to Vanacomm’s Rotherham facility.

TJ Books and Charlesworth Press reveal merger
TJ Books and Charlesworth Press are to join forces and form Fortis Print Group, “a future-focused, customer-led, print business”.

Epson launches new industrial dye-sub printer
Epson has unveiled a new 76-inch (1.93m-wide) dye-sub printer developed for textile production.

D-Day events reprise industry memories
Commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day have reprised memories of the vital role print played in the Battle of Normandy.

Envases Liverpool hit by strikes after ‘fire and rehire’ tactics
Print workers at an industrial metal canister manufacturer have voted to take strike action after the firm required them to accept new contracts or be dismissed.

Gemini Print to enter administration
Commercial printer Gemini has ceased trading and said it intends to enter administration later this week.