Environment

Buyers' Guide 2010

Welcome to the 2010 Buyers' Guide. Below you'll find links to the key sections.

Green buildings: the heat is on

Pressure to cut carbon is leading printers to improve their premises' performance, finds <i>Jon Severs</i>

Accreditations: Green blindness

Has the recession and proliferation of accredited firms led to the costs of eco-badges outweighing the benefits, asks <i>Helen Morris</i>

Fedrigoni UK takes inspiration from Russian dolls for 2011 calendar

Fedrigoni UK has launched its 2011 desk calendar, which showcases 13 different Fedrigoni FSC Sirio Color papers.

Bollor Thin Papers launches Primacoat Green

Bollor Thin Papers has launched Primacoat Green, an FSC certified paper that is made up of 75% recycled fibres.

There's no better time than now to 'go green'

You could be forgiven for thinking that the tough trading conditions of the past couple of years have justifiably pushed the environment down most printers' agenda.

Reader Reaction: How important are environmental accreditations in print?

We ask the industry if firms chasing green badges will end up a step ahead or lost in the crowd

Antalis launches green hanging sign substrate Antacote in collaboration with Katz

Antalis McNaughton's Sign and Display division has launched a new hanging signage substrate designed to combine ecology with dimensional stability.

Award winners and opportunity celebrated at BAPC conference

Last weekend's BAPC Conference focused on the challenges facing UK printers, how firms can rise to them and turn them into opportunities and unveiled the winners of the body's 2010 awards.

ViP conference to detail simple steps to paper cost savings

Print companies can make savings in paper costs equivalent to an average of 1.4% of their turnover through a few simple steps, according to Vision in Print (ViP).