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Inflation: printers “hammered from all directions”
Printers have reported price increases well beyond headline figures, as consumer inflation rises to its highest point in 40 years.
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Update your processes and steer a path to profitability
Should you be looking at productivity and efficiency to help you navigate the industry challenges of today and tomorrow?
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Stora sells Russian packaging operations
Stora Enso has divested its three corrugated packaging plants in Russia.
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Macfarlane gobbles up PackMann in strategic acquisition
Macfarlane Group has acquired German company PackMann Gesellschaft für Verpackungen und Dienstleistungen in a strategic move for the business.
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Adare SEC wins Calor contract extension
Adare SEC has been awarded a five-year contract extension with gas supplier Calor for the provision of transactional communication production and expertise.
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Are all your bases covered?
Your people may be your most valuable asset, but your production equipment could be your biggest liability – if you don’t have the right cover. BPIF Insurance Services’ Josh Reid offers guidance on...
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RM research finds consumers want choice over their comms
New research from Royal Mail Marketreach has found that the majority of consumers (83%) want the choice about whether to receive communications by mail or email.
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Ebbsfleet steps up with Acuity Prime purchase
Ebbsfleet Printing Solutions has traded out an ageing flatbed printer for a Fujifilm Acuity Prime 20.
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Swytch switches MIS
Swytch Graphics has successfully rolled out a new MIS from software company i-teba after outgrowing its previous system from another supplier.
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Verve Display in Epson UK first
Verve Display has nailed its ecological colours to the mast by investing in the UK’s first Epson Surecolour SC-R5000 resin ink large-format printer.