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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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 secures £8m investment from Japan
Transcend Packaging has secured a $10m (£8m) investment from Japanese moulded fibre pioneer Itochu.
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.
News UK seals supplement deal with Walstead
Walstead Group has confirmed it has won the contract to produce the News UK supplements currently printed at Prinovis in Liverpool.
Stora Enso lowers guidance due to market uncertainty
Stora Enso has revised its guidance for 2023 and said its operational EBIT is now expected to be “significantly lower” than for 2022 due to the worsening outlook.
IG Design Group warns on write-downs
Shares in IG Design Group fell by more than 10% after the greetings, crafting and stationery specialist warned of significant write-downs due to “deteriorated trading”.
Digital label conversion kit supplier Easily Converted eyes growth
A burgeoning UK supplier of digital label converting machinery has detailed a recent major sale and shared its growth aspirations.
MAMS backs growth with Moll install
Mailing and Marketing Solutions (MAMS) has backed a strong increase in its turnover by purchasing a Moll Vantage folder-gluer.
DS Smith schedules upgrade to Viana mill
DS Smith has revealed that it will be investing €145m (£128m) in an upgrade programme for its kraft paper mill near Viana, Portugal.