1 Paragon reduces footprint, plans Accrington closure 3,848 clicks
Paragon plans to shut its Accrington trade printing operation amid ongoing challenges in its markets, and could also rent out spare space at the Leeds site originally built for Lettershop.
2 Walstead York halts production due to gas 3,667 clicks
Walstead’s York factory has been unable to run its press since last week after the gas supply to the facility was isolated.
3 Paragon sells off large amount of surplus kit 3,436 clicks
A host of surplus transactional print equipment owned by Paragon is set to go up for auction later this month.
4 York Media builds team ahead of commercial start date 2,934 clicks
York Media has confirmed two key appointments as the business prepares to start printing at the end of next month.
5 Drugs gang jailed after smuggling £132m-plus of cocaine via toner cartridges – in less than three weeks 2,748 clicks
The ringleader of a drug smuggling gang that imported “colossal” amounts of cocaine into the UK concealed using toner cartridges has been jailed for more than 30 years.
6 Administrators appointed at Sirane as 172 jobs lost 2,732 clicks
Packaging converter Sirane has appointed administrators, with 172 staff made redundant.
7 Sirane looks to appoint administrators 2,457 clicks
Packaging converter Sirane has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.
8 New company offering Chinese printers to UK market launches 1,892 clicks
A new kit supplier that will supply high quality Chinese printers and related consumables to the UK and Irish markets has been launched by a wide-format print specialist.
9 Nine-year ban over Bounce Back Loan 1,784 clicks
The director of a signage and laser cutting company has been barred after overstating the firm’s turnover for a Bounce Back Loan.
10 Whittington Moor bags productivity power-up with Canon iX install 1,711 clicks
Whittington Moor Printing Works has seen huge productivity gains after switching to inkjet printing on its brand-new Canon VarioPrint iX3200 B3 digital press.
