Print buying

End of the line for historic print firm

Long-established Thomas Loughlin (Liverpool) is shutting down after almost 130 years in business.

A three-day workshop was run at the Lincoln College of Art and Design

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: unsecured creditors will only receive a fraction of amounts owed

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.

Rose Calendars replaced the May month leaf in its calendars and produced a 75th anniversary commemorative sticker set

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...

Hulley: "a decade of discovery rather than disappointment"

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 said it was "shocked" by the allegations. Image: Google Maps

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Tesco has withdrawn a range of Christmas cards and suspended production at a Chinese print supplier after a six-year-old girl discovered a message in one of its charity cards that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 has been working to establish a new shareholding structure since February

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: site closure due to declining magazine volumes

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.