Print buying

Industry confidence down despite positive Q4 output
Industry confidence slipped in Q4 and subsequently order and output expectations for Q1 have flatlined while confidence for Q1 has nosedived, despite output and orders in Q4 more-or-less performing as...

Stora Enso marks carbon reduction milestone; reports on Q4 and full-year
Stora Enso has reported that, by the end of 2024, it achieved a 53% reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 emissions, surpassing the target of a 50% reduction by 2030 from the 2019 base year.

Scalderhurst and April in new partnership
Scalderhurst has become the exclusive distributor of April folding boxboard products in the UK and Ireland.

Koehler Paper lauds pasta pack success
Italian organic pasta company Astrabio has teamed with Koehler Paper to use flexible packaging paper rather than plastic for packs.

Abbey Marketing Communications in liquidation
Abbey Marketing Communications and connected company Spirit DM have gone into liquidation.

MCC responds over Cwmbran closure plans
Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) has moved to reassure customers and employees following the shock news that it plans to close its flagship plant in South Wales.

MBA Group celebrates 40th birthday with £130m revenue milestone
MBA Group is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with record-breaking growth for the company, which is projecting revenue of £130m for 2025.

Acorn Press Swindon and MPD Offset cease trading
Acorn Press Swindon and MPD Offset have ceased trading, with all 59 employees made redundant.

MCC to close Cwmbran site
Print employment in Wales has been dealt another blow with news that Multi-Color Corporation plans to close its loss-making site in Cwmbran.

Global print industry jobs to fall 20% in next five years
The global print industry will see its headcount shrink by 20% over the next five years, according to a report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) – but industry figures have said a decline in jobs...