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Tame: greenwash claims hugely damaging to paper, print, and mailing

Milestone as greenwash removal figures climb for Two Sides

Two Sides’ anti-greenwash campaign has soared past four figures, with over 1,075 companies now having removed or changed misleading messaging since the campaign began in 2010.

Grafenia has raised total gross proceeds of approximately £23.4m

US firm buys Grafenia stake

An American investment firm has become one of Grafenia’s biggest shareholders after buying a near-12% stake in the group.

Roberts: investments will help Bishops capitalise on spikes in short-run demand

Bishops commits further £3.4m to growth

Bishops Printers has invested a combined £3.4m into an HP Indigo 100k, brand-new Heidelberg XL 75 10-colour press, and Horizon perfect binder.

An Aleph textile printer with integrated drying system

Durst expands with Aleph acquisition

Durst has made another strategic acquisition with the takeover of fellow Italian textile and industrial printing specialist Aleph.

Transaction will maintain the printing capacity of physical newspapers in Jersey

Green light for KP Services sale

The Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA) has approved the sale of KP Services to All Island Media.

The Bakers Foundation: inaugural £150,000 donated to multiple charities

Baker Labels sets up charitable foundation

Trade label printer Baker Labels has added more structure and commitment to its regular charity contributions by setting up a new charitable foundation.

Hans Sohlström started in the role on Monday

Stora Enso appoints new president and CEO

Stora Enso’s board of directors has appointed a new president and CEO.

Archbold joined Compass in early September

Compass appoints new head of credit amid significant growth

Compass Business Finance has made a new senior appointment in order to steer the company toward its future growth targets.

Singer made a huge impression on colleagues and customers

Tributes paid to Heidelberg's Mark Singer

Tributes have poured in for long-standing Heidelberg area sales manager Mark Singer, who has died suddenly aged 57.

Xaar: factory investment is already paying off

Xaar invests in inventory, wins sales

Xaar has reported encouraging signs of recovery in its key markets, despite headwinds that impacted its results for the first-half.

MarketDirect StoreFront is a purpose-built web-to-print platform

ePS partners with Picsart for MarketDirect StoreFront

MIS and workflow specialist eProductivity Software (ePS) has embedded the Picsart Create Editor into its MarketDirect StoreFront Print e-commerce platform.

Grafenia has raised total gross proceeds of approximately £23.4m

Grafenia sees success with fundraising

A new fundraising announced by Grafenia last month has raised over £23m for the Aim-listed PLC.

The UK's advertising spend in H1 2023 was dominated by food and leisure companies. Source: Nielsen's AdIntel

Stiff competition in outdoor advertising recovery

While out-of-home (OOH) print advertising continues to be squeezed by digital advertising’s more rapid growth and fierce sector competition, it continues to grow as the sector returns to pre-pandemic...

Syktyvkar employs around 4,500 people

Mondi agrees new deal to sell Russian Syktyvkar site

Three months after Mondi withdrew from the agreement to sell its biggest operation in Russia, Syktyvkar, to Augment Investments, the business has now agreed a new sale with a different investor.

Two of the tenders close next week

Varied tender trio currently live

Three new tenders of interest to election printing specialists, magazine printers and paper suppliers, are now live.