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Royal Mail puts price tag on strike costs
Royal Mail parent International Distributions Services has put a £200m price tag on the cost of last year’s strike action, and said that asset sales will be required to support cashflow at the postal...
Screaming Colour box business is sold
Screaming Colour’s box making division has been sold to Pureprint, but no buyer has emerged for its main Bermondsey site.
ePS CEO shares highlights and plans in first Connect keynote
eProductivity Software (ePS) CEO Gaby Matsliach kicked off its Connect user conference and industry event yesterday (24 January) in Las Vegas by hailing the success of the company’s first year as a...
Grafenia bond issue tops £14m
Grafenia has issued more bonds – its second tranche within the space of two months.
MPs heap pressure on Royal Mail boss
Embattled Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson has been recalled to the BEIS committee of MPs over the apparently inaccurate information he gave last week – just as CWU members are re-balloting on further...
Metallic Elephant launches new polymer letterpress plate division
Foiling machine and die manufacturer Metallic Elephant has launched a new polymer letterpress division after installing a Dantex AQF 2530 combination processor.
UK Feather Flags Trade in Canon Colorado install
Online trade services business UK Feather Flags Trade, the new trade-only division of flag producer UK Feather Flags, has invested in a Canon Colorado 1630 UV LED printer.
Fespa UK to host under-30’s networking day
Fespa UK will host a networking day for the next generation of print leaders on 15 March 2023.
Administration confirmed at London printco
Administrators are now officially in place at Screaming Colour.
Graphic Packaging moves Bristol ops to larger site
Graphic Packaging International is moving its Bristol beverage packaging manufacturing operations to a new, state-of-the-art facility nearby, creating up to 30 new jobs.
ePS to kick off evolved Connect event
eProductivity Software (ePS) has revealed the final details before it welcomes delegates and partners to its evolved Connect user conference and industry event taking place this week in Las Vegas.
EU closing the loop on packaging from 2025
The European Commission has unveiled new packaging regulations that will take effect from 2025, and require all packaging used in the bloc to be recyclable by 2030.
Bertelsmann exits gravure with final Prinovis plant closure
Prinovis is to wind down its last remaining print plant, heralding the swansong of gravure technology at its parent, German media giant Bertelsmann.
Vanguard opens UKI sales channel
American manufacturer Vanguard has opened its first sales channel to the UK and Ireland with distributor ArtSystems.
Xenotron co-founder Tim Coldwell RIP
Tim Coldwell, the influential and inspirational co-founder of pre-press innovator Xenotron, has passed away.