Print buying

A selection of seasonal promos from Christmas 2020

Seasonal print hits the spot

Major brands and retailers have continued to use a wide range of print techniques to drive online and in-store sales this year, despite all the disruption and changes in shopping habits caused by the...

Royal Mail: dealing with "exceptionally high volumes"

Royal Mail wrangles huge backlog, suspends some services

There’s a glimmer of good news at Royal Mail, which has reached an accord with the CWU after a long-running dispute. However, pre-Christmas chaos caused by a huge increase in parcel volumes combined...

Allander Print went into administration last week. Image: Google Maps

Allander Print in administration; Tempus IME acquires assets

Commercial printer Allander Print has fallen into administration, with the loss of 40 jobs, and its intellectual property and goodwill assets have been purchased by print management and software...

Durham Box crafts festive calendar for special brews

Advent calendars are no longer just about chocolate. Makeup, popcorn, tea, stationery and even cheese variants were all available this Christmas, but one of the biggest markets for alternative advent...

Boardroom discussions

Overmatter: Ghost of Christmas (cards) past

Team working in 2020 has involved some of us rapidly getting to grips with online collaboration tools such as Slack, Trello and Microsoft Teams.

Roberts: cigars and frequent travel are his greatest luxuries

Q&A: Patrick Roberts, independent sales consultant

It’s been a landmark year for Patrick, who has spent a whopping 50 years in print. In 1970 he worked as a bench hand for Ward Printing and then became a production trainee at The Longman Group (now...

Severn: "strong resilience throughout 2020"

Severn under new ownership

Severn has been acquired in a secondary management buyout and is poised to commission its latest investment in Canon sheetfed inkjet technology.

Pictured: EBB's Matt Elliott with Warren Board's Anne Ferguson and Barry Pincott

EBB expands again with Warren Board buy

Elliott Baxter & Co (EBB) has become the biggest merchant supplier of board in the country after acquiring Warren Board from its owners, who are retiring.

Varioman web is also available in flexible packaging and book configurations

MGWS gains landmark web press deals

Manroland Goss Web Systems (MGWS) has scooped two major continental web press orders, including the first installation of its Varioman c:line web for cardboard food packaging.

Holmen: 37gsm options means printed products could become up to 16% lighter

Holmen adds lighter weight Uniq option

Holmen Paper aims to enhance its environmental appeal with a new lighter grammage version of its Uniq super-calendered paper.