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Committee believes that Royal Mail has deprioritised delivery of letters as a matter of company policy

Royal Mail referred to Ofcom

Under-fire bosses at Royal Mail now have another problem on their plates, after MPs referred the business to Ofcom over its "systematic failure" to meet parts of the Universal Service Obligation...

Two Sides urged people to report any instances of greenwashing they see

Two Sides takes (t)issue with toilet paper claims

Two Sides undertook research to find out the percentage of paper pulp that ends up as loo roll after hearing of misleading claims by a tissue company.

Montgomery: "We look ahead to a year of accelerating change combined with sustained profitability"

National World to transition to ‘digital-only’ model

National World has revealed, alongside its 2022 results, that it has accelerated the implementation of its new ‘digital-only’ operating model to restore sustainable growth, but said printed newspapers...

Hunt: the full expensing scheme will be the best investment incentive in Europe

Industry reacts: Spring Budget 2023 and full expensing scheme

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first full budget has been welcomed by British print associations as a positive step toward revitalising the UK economy, but not everyone in the industry is impressed.

Manchester Printers Group: "balance sheet has been decimated"

Manchester Printers Group status unclear

The future for Manchester Printers Group is unclear after the former owner of one of its string of acquisitions was forced to buy his business back out of administration.

Fujifilm's new platesetters come with a remote monitoring service to save time on repairs

Fujifilm launches new thermal platesetters

Fujifilm has launched a new range of Luxel thermal platesetters for offset plate production, putting a total of five new machines on the market.

Monotype's deal with Canva will see it provide 1,100 curated fonts to the platform

Monotype inks deal with Canva

Digital typesetter and font library Monotype has reached a deal with digital design platform Canva to make more than 1,100 curated fonts available to Canva’s 110 million monthly users.

The X-Jet inkjet system has been fitted to an existing Sitma wrapping line

Cavalier Mailing Services invests and celebrates record year

Mailing house Cavalier Mailing Services has taken on a raft of additional kit to boost its capacity and quality as it marks a record year of trading.

YM Group: total deficiency of more than £80m

YM web admins extended, figures updated

A YM Group newspaper industry client was a major creditor of its failed web division, Printweek can reveal.

77% of mail items were read, looked at or glanced at in Q4

Mail open, read, and retention rates improve in Q4

JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q4 2022, which revealed that more mail was opened, read, and retained over the Christmas trading season than at any other...

The Indigo 12000 has joined an existing Indigo 7900 at KEP Print Group

KEP Print Group ups capabilities with Indigo 12000

KEP Print Group has invested in an HP Indigo 12000 to boost its print capabilities and give it a more competitive edge in B2 production.

Plastribution plans to introduce a broader range of material types to Eagle Plastics

Plastribution acquires Eagle Plastics

UK plastics raw materials distributor Plastribution Group has acquired Leicester-based thermoplastics sheet supplier Eagle Plastics.

Royal Mail and CWU agree that workplace tensions need to be reduced

Royal Mail and CWU talks extended

Crunch talks between Royal Mail and the CWU have been extended, with “progress made in some areas”.

DS Smith's second Nozomi will be installed in the UK

DS Smith becomes landmark Nozomi sale for EFI

DS Smith has ordered a second EFI Nozomi single-pass inkjet – with EFI racking up its 50th Nozomi sale in the process – and the new device will be installed at its UK operation.

L-R: Joseph Derbyshire, Paul Dyke and Jac Lloyd-Jones are part of the strengthened team

Astra Group eyes further growth with new structure

Traditional and digital signage provider Astra Group has unveiled a new group structure as it eyes continued growth.