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Metsä Board is set to initiate change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs for its paperboard and BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) mills in Finland.

Royal Mail has again called for “major reform” of the USO after posting a £1bn operating loss – reduced to a mere £419m, or £8m a week – on an adjusted basis.

Scotland’s Loxley Colour is set to install the UK’s first Fujifilm Revoria digital press after signing up for a top-of-the-range PC1120 model.

The first quarter of 2023 turned out to be more challenging than expected for the UK’s printing and printed packaging industry, according to the BPIF’s latest Printing Outlook report.

Futurama is in administration amid a wall of silence from PFI Group about the situation at the business.

Two Sides has added paper supplier Springfield Papers and manufacturer HP as members and welcomed a new director to its senior team.

Display graphics and hardware trade supplier Very Displays has added an Agfa Avinci CX3200 roll-to-roll dye-sub press to its lineup.

A falling out at PFI Group has resulted in the abrupt departure of four directors at one of its subsidiaries, with the group also making related impairment charges of more than £4m.

It never rains but it pours for Royal Mail, which is now under investigation by Ofcom over its failure to meet delivery targets.

Edale has appointed a new UK sales manager to support its domestic growth.

Bristol Labels hopes to double its turnover after installing a brand-new Edale FL1 Prime flexo label press.

Haybrooke has expanded its 'printing as a service' (PaaS) procurement model to enable printers to use the system for outsourcing.

Health and safety signage specialist Stocksigns has directly upgraded its main flatbed production press by swapping out a first-generation SwissQprint Impala for a fourth-generation model.

UPM has issued a profit warning and has lowered its forecasts for this year.

Koenig & Bauer has reported a big increase in sales in Q1, and has also reduced its losses for the quarter.