Industry bodies

A bumpy ride for the industry: 2011's good and bad news
Perhaps the biggest news came late in 2011: the administration one of the world's largest press manufacturers. But this was not the only earth-shattering story covered by PrintWeek. We look back on...

Paper-based packaging industry makes pledge over mineral oils
The European paper-based packaging industry is to phase out the use of printing inks based on mineral oils for food packaging, following last March's health scare.

Fourth Fespa Global Summit a success
Fespa's leadership event, Global Summit marked a successful completion of its fourth event with 152 delegates participating in the summit.

Manroland insolvency: where does the firm go from here?
Manroland's insolvency filing last week was the sad but inevitable result of its failure to find an adequate strategy to cope with the massive reduction in its core market from 2008. This included a...

Unite launches manufacturing strategy at annual conference
The Unite union has launched its strategy for helping to "revive and rebuild" the UK's manufacturing sector over the remainder of the decade.
St Bride's announces date for printers' Carol Service
The 2011 Christmas Carol Service for printers will be held at St Bride's Church on Tuesday 13 December at 6pm.
New UV LED association targets increased graphic arts adoption
A new trade body has been formed with the aim of promoting the use of UV LED curing technology in industries including the graphic arts.

Germany could teach the UK some very important lessons
Despite its relatively high labour costs, Germany is the world's largest goods exporter after China. Much of this success is attributed to the country's legion of small and medium-sized firms, known...
BGP achieves full marks in BPIF health and safety Seal of Excellence
Web offset giant BGP has become the first UK printer to achieve 100% in the BPIF's health and safety seal of excellence certification.

Inflation spike prompts business rates rise fears
Printers have called for the government not to implement business rate increases based on the September RPI inflation rate, which at 5.6%, was at its highest for more than 20 years.