Retail

Go Inspire wins multimillion pound contract
Go Inspire Group has won a multi-year, multimillion pound lead supplier deal with one of the UK’s blue chip telecoms brands, prising the contract from print management in a competitive tender.

Walstead diversifies with short-grain web
Walstead Group is investing in a short-grain web press for its Spanish gravure facility as part of a strategic plan to diversify the site’s offering.

Next boosts in-house print op with Ricoh spend
Retailer Next has gone public with details about how its latest spend on Ricoh kit for its in-house print department helped the business adapt to Covid-19 trading restrictions.

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 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.

Parcels landmark at Royal Mail
Parcels revenue has overtaken letters for the first time at Royal Mail, which has upped its investment to handle the Christmas ‘peak’ by around £100m this year.

Macfarlane study highlights pandemic's packaging impact
Macfarlane Packaging’s latest 'Unboxing' survey has highlighted how online retailers are responding to the environmental concerns of consumers.

Kornit prepares for UK growth
Kornit Digital is setting up a UK office to support what it predicts will be significant growth in the UK market for direct-to-garment and direct-to-fabric printing as a result of reshoring due to...

G-Tec secures Covid rating for TouchShield
UK materials manufacturer G-Tec Paper & Film’s new range of TouchShield anti-microbial self-adhesive film has secured a 93% virus protection rating.

Precision, Prime and Proco merge and unveil £100m target
Precision Printing, Prime Group and ProCo have joined forces to create a £45m, 360 staff multisite commercial and online print group with ambitions to nudge £100m sales in three years.