Environment

Pureprint Group notches up data accreditation

Pureprint Group has added a feather to its security management and data-handling bow by notching up the globally approved ISO 27001 standard and the DMA’s DataSeal accreditation.

Sequana facing potential multimillion-euro legacy court claim

Sequana, the owner of paper merchanting group Antalis and paper manufacturer Arjowiggins, is facing a potential €578m (£484m) lawsuit after a High Court ruling against a company it previously owned.

Smart kit for eco-friendly operations

Talk of becoming more environmentally friendly and energy efficient can conjure up somewhat daunting images for printers. Becoming the proud owner of swathes of solar panels or a rolling wind farm all...

Printers sceptical of trailblazer apprenticeship initiative

The latest cog in the government’s apprenticeship reform wheel has been set in motion over the past few weeks in the form of eight pilot trailblazer groups with a remit to develop new ‘employer-led’...

Ink makers pledge: you can have it all

The favourite phrase of mums everywhere: ‘you can’t have everything’. Or sometimes: ‘you can’t have your cake and eat it.’ Until recently this was also a favourite of wide-format kit vendors, in...

Greenpeace cautiously optimistic on APP forestry policy headway

A report from environmental lobby group Greenpeace has given qualified approval to the work Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has undertaken to end the practice of deforestation in its supply chain.

Polestar Sheffield gets Nordic Ecolabel accreditation

Polestar Sheffield has become the first UK printing plant to be awarded the Nordic Ecolabel environmental accreditation.

Banbury Litho invests in XL 75 to cut waste

Family business Banbury Litho is to take delivery of a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-5+L this November to minimise start-up waste and increase its volume of sellable sheets.

Cameron announces late payment consultation

A consultation to tackle the problem of late payments to small businesses will launch later this year, following criticism of the Prompt Payment Code.

Finat warns label printers over new EU food regs

Self-adhesive label industry association Finat has warned label printers that they could be struck off supplier rosters if they fail to comply with the latest EU food safety regulations.