Environment

Is Carbon Balanced Paper here to stay?

Carbon Balanced Paper was reintroduced in the UK last month amid hopes that the scheme will be more successful this time around.

Countrystyle wins Smurfit Kappa contract

Smurfit Kappa has appointed resource management and recycling specialist Countrystyle Recycling to recycle waste from its new paper machine, PM9.

Walker Greenbank and James Cropper count cost of Storm Desmond

Fabric printer Walker Greenbank has issued a profit warning after suffering “substantial flooding” during Storm Desmond.

Print and paper companies reveal Storm Desmond damage

Storm Desmond, which has killed three people and caused devastation across northern England and Scotland, has hit print and paper businesses, as The Met Office issued two new severe weather warnings...

Papermakers support Paris Climate Change Conference

Two papermakers are taking part in a major public exhibition which opens today and runs alongside the UN Paris Climate Change conference, also known as COP21.

Sunny outlook for adopters of solar power

It was not so much a problem as the opportunity that prompted us,” says Dale Deacon, who will save his business tens of thousands of pounds every year after seizing that opportunity.

Watermill Press boosts productivity with waste handling investment

Bradford-based labelling manufacturer Watermill Press has invested £160,000 in a Lundberg Tech waste handling system, which the firm said will boost its productivity by 10%.

First apprentices join new Prinovis scheme

Prinovis UK has welcomed the first entrants to a new apprenticeship programme that provides structured training over four years.

FSC celebrates 20th year

The Forest Stewardship Council is celebrating its 20th anniversary today and has commended the print industry for its support.

Arjowiggins benefits from bag regs, extends range

Arjowiggins Graphic saw a three-fold rise in enquiries about paper suitable for making paper bags in the run-up to the introduction of the plastic bag charge in England.