Environment
Man killed in machinery incident at Welsh pulp paper company
A man has died after becoming trapped under heavy machinery at pulp paper company Moulded Paper.
UPM moves closer to CO2 neutral status with Finnish mill success
UPM has taken a major step towards achieving carbon dioxide neutral papermaking, following the success of environmental practices at one its Finnish mills, it claimed this week.
Bishops Printers secures FSC to tender for a wider range of work
Bishops Printers has become FSC accredited in order to tender for work from a variety of businesses, including the public and charity sector.
Park Communications becomes one of six UK printers to achieve EMAS
Park Communications has become one of six UK printers to achieve the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), which provides customers with a socially responsible printing option.
Counting the cost of pollution
Printers unaware of the cost of environmental slip-ups face potentially crippling fines and clean-up costs, warns Philip Chadwick Authors name
Mekvale becomes FSC and PEFC accredited to gain tender work
Envelope supplier and printer Mekvale has become FSC and PEFC accredited in response to customer demand for greener products.
CTP install spurs FSC and PEFC accreditations at The Charlesworth Group
The Charlesworth Group has replaced two existing platesetters with an Agfa Avalon N8 thermal B1 platesetter in a 210,000 pre-press upgrade designed to increase its environmental credentials.
Fujifilm unveils next generation processless plate
Fujifilm Europe has launched an improved version of its Pro-T processless thermal plate featuring a "second generation coating", which the company said would improve on-press performance.
Arjowiggins Graphic launches campaign to encourage printers to increase green efforts
Arjowiggins Graphic has launched a campaign ahead of the United Nation's Climate Conference to encourage printers to step up environmental efforts to reduce their carbon emissions.
Go green without going into the red
Environmental accreditations can be expensive and difficult to achieve, but the long-term benefits of cost saving and a better public image are worth the effort, discovers Helen Morris