Print buying

Jussi Pesonen will retire from UPM in 2024

UPM president and CEO to retire

UPM president and CEO Jussi Pesonen has said he will exercise his right to retire from UPM during 2024, in accordance with the terms of his service contract.

Sale of assets on piecemeal basis looks increasingly likely

End-of-the-line looms for Arjowiggins mills

A complete shut down and asset sale now looks the most likely outcome for Arjowiggins’ historic UK paper mills.

Interviewee could have used some real facts and figures

Industry ire over City A.M. interview

Industry business leaders have reacted with incredulity to a City A.M. article featuring an interview with a “management guru” who described the printing industry as being “on the verge of...

Webinar: designed to help printers hunt out hidden opportunities

Experts to share insights on unlocking data's potential

Heidelberg UK is hosting a webinar this week that aims to detail how print business leaders can unlock the potential of the frequently overlooked data at their fingertips to drive efficiencies and...

EU products will now have to be labelled with their UK FBO address from 1 January 2024

Food and drink labelling requirements postponed to 2024

Post-Brexit requirements on the labelling of imported European food and drink that were due to come into force on 1 October have been delayed to 1 January 2024.

Royal Mail: USO comes with high fixed costs, exacerbated by high inflation

Royal Mail raises prices amid industrial relations storm

Amid ongoing disruption to delivery schedules Royal Mail has brought forward a swathe of price increases originally slated for next year.

Bianchi: Confident the union will support sustainable industry growth. Image: Pro Carton

Pro Carton and Cepi Cartonboard consider merging

Members of industry associations Cepi Cartonboard and Pro Carton have expressed their intention to explore the possibility of joining into “one strong association” under the name Pro Carton.

Priest: excited to bring his know-how to vinyl venture

Priest brings on-demand expertise to elasticStage

Solopress co-founder Aron Priest has joined the advisory board of vinyl-on-demand firm elasticStage and will share his manufacturing expertise with the business.

Royal Mail: business needs to be "rightsized"

Shock at Royal Mail plans to axe up to 10,000 jobs

Royal Mail is planning to slash up to 10,000 jobs in the face of ballooning losses and the damaging industrial relations dispute, while union the CWU has described the firm’s strategy as...

Most of UPM's businesses achieved new record quarterly results

UPM and Mondi achieve bumper Q3 results

Paper groups UPM and Mondi have both released strong financial results for their respective Q3 periods.