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Rogers: "This meeting was crucially important"

IPIA visits No 10 to advocate for print

The Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) visited No 10 Downing Street earlier this month where its chair, Charles Rogers, met with two special advisors to the prime minister as part of the...

(L-R) Swanline MD Richard Towers and production manager Dave Salt with Finishline Machinery's Neil Thayer

Swanline Group enhances gluing and taping

Swanline Group has increased its gluing and taping capacity after taking delivery of a Lamina 2200 GL Gluer.

Texo Trade Services is committed to green innovation

Texo Trade Services to highlight green launches at Fespa

Texo Trade Services (TTS) will be demonstrating its green credentials at Fespa Global Print Expo in Munich next month, including a new textile recycling service and several new green products.

Osborne: we go beyond what clients ever expected

Oasis flourishes after Nyala install

Berkshire signage and graphics firm Oasis has branched out after installing a brand-new SwissQprint Nyala 4 hybrid printer.

Deanprint: many long-term clients but no buyer

Historic Deanprint shuttered

It looks like it’s the end of the line for the historic Deanprint business after potential interest in the company failed to result in a sale.

AI: the ability to personalise content could revolutionise the mailing industry

Government invests in safe AI taskforce

The government will invest £100m in start-up funding for a taskforce to develop safe and reliable artificial intelligence (AI) foundation models.

Brady (R): the new bookletmaker was up and running in days

Print4UK gets a faster finish with Duplo install

London commercial printer Print4UK has reduced its finishing times significantly after installing a Duplo DBM-600 digital bookletmaker.

The Halm EM5 UV press prompted several other purchases for AD3

AD3 Envelopes caps off year-long investment round

AD3 Envelopes has finished a year-long capital expenditure investment round with the installation of a Winkler & Dunnebier (W+D) 224 four-colour envelope overprinting press.

BRC: EPR only makes sense if done alongside improvements to household waste collection

Retailers call for EPR rethink

Major retailers have called on the government to rethink the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging waste scheme, describing the current plans as “fundamentally flawed” and lacking ambition.

The deal will expand Antalis' footprint in the visual communication market

Antalis to acquire Integart Group

Antalis has signed a binding offer to acquire the Integart Group, to expand its footprint in the visual communication market.

Marcus Farci joined in January as head of new business

Lockdown t-shirt printer takes on senior role at Bex

A former telecommunications sector worker who started printing and selling t-shirts on Etsy during lockdown has followed his passion to take on a senior role at industrial printer Bex Design & Print.

The CWU's 18 strike days over the past year have damaged customer confidence, print bosses say

Industry reacts: A year of Royal Mail industrial action

Now a year on from the start of the CWU’s industrial action against Royal Mail, many printers have felt the cost of not being able to rely on an institution they have previously been able to take for...

Current and prior beneficiaries will share their experiences at the festival

Stationers’ Foundation event to highlight beneficiaries’ achievements

The Stationers’ Foundation is hosting a festival at the newly refurbished Stationers’ Hall next Tuesday (25 April) to showcase its beneficiaries' achievements through an evening of music and film.

Transcend Packaging: moulded fibre is leading alternative to single-use plastic

Transcend secures £8m investment from Japan

Transcend Packaging has secured a $10m (£8m) investment from Japanese moulded fibre pioneer Itochu.

Royal Mail: deal represents a good outcome for customers, employees and shareholders

Royal Mail agreement now needs postie approval

An end to printing industry angst over disruption to Royal Mail services is hopefully in sight after the CWU accepted a new agreement with the business.