Print buying
End of the line for historic print firm
Long-established Thomas Loughlin (Liverpool) is shutting down after almost 130 years in business.
The Printing Charity expands bookbinding training initiative
The Printing Charity has expanded its training initiative with Designer Bookbinders to include a unit on codex bookbinding following a successful pilot.
Latimer Trend shortfall revealed
Latimer Trend & Company owed unsecured creditors more than £3m at the time of its administration, and the firm has an estimated total shortfall in excess of £4.5m.
Printweek’s rundown of the biggest headlines of the past 12 months
As the industry gears up for the opportunities and challenges of the new year and decade ahead, we take a look back at the stories that defined 2019, which proved to be another lively year for print.
Diaries and calendars printed with wrong date come into use
Millions of Brits have started the new year with incorrect information printed in their calendars and diaries, following the government’s late decision last June to change the date of the 2020 early...
New year predictions: Paul Hulley, Clays
Clays chief executive Paul Hulley has a wish list item that would appeal to many, if not all, print bosses. He’s also hoping for more diversity in the industry and sees opportunity in demonstrating...
Tesco suspends Christmas card production at Chinese factory over forced labour claims
Tesco has withdrawn a range of Christmas cards and suspended production at a Chinese print supplier after a six-year-old girl discovered a message in one of its charity cards that alleged it was made...
So long, 2019
Jo Francis ponders the special sauce that makes a successful print business, while hoping UK printers can capitalise on the current requirement for known provenance.
Antalis updates on new shareholding structure plan
Ten months down the line, Antalis has issued a statement to reaffirm that it is continuing the process of setting up a new shareholding structure, “which also includes discussions with its main...
Southernprint wind-down underway
Walstead Southernprint will cease most of its operations at the end of the year, following closure talks that began in November.