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ePac's Virag Patel (left) and HP's Haim Levit seal the deal

ePac makes huge commitment to HP tech

ePac Flexible Packaging has placed the biggest single order yet for HP Indigo presses as it moves to radically scale up its operations worldwide.

(L-R) Wilson, Sturman, Jones and Spears outside Clays with their qualifications

Clays celebrates UK first with apprenticeship results

Four apprentices at Clays in Suffolk have become the first in the UK to pass the Apprenticeship Standard for Print Technician Level Three course, qualifying them for a career in printing.

Some of Immediate Media's magazine brands, including TOTP bottom right

Immediate culls jobs, closes title as costs balloon amid economic woes

Radio Times publisher Immediate Media is closing one magazine and making more than 50 people redundant in the face of a “steep decline” in trading and a £9m increase in costs including paper and...

Mediahuis announced the site's closure last week. Image: Google Maps

Unite challenges closure of Mediahuis’ Newry site

Trade union Unite has challenged the closure of Mediahuis’ Northern Irish newspaper printing site in Newry, where 46 jobs are under threat.

"The lasting impact of the ongoing energy crisis is deeply concerning"

Industry paper and packaging bodies call for Europe-wide action on energy

Nine European associations representing the wood fibre value chain have issued an urgent call for the EC and European Parliament, and national governments, to act over the impact of skyrocketing...

Nearly 50 businesses attended the event

Visual Print and Design raises charity money at open evening

Visual Print and Design held its first open evening since the pandemic last week to showcase its expanding range of services and raise money for charity.

Lecta aims to maintain service levels for customers

Lecta latest to take downtime due to energy crisis

Lecta is to take downtime at “several” of its mills due to the energy price crisis.

The Decor business is continuing as an independent company

Ahlstrom-Munksjö reorganises structure following Decor divestment

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has completed an ownership reorganisation after divesting its Decor business Munksjö.

Royal Mail owner IDS: "clearer financial separation with no cross subsidy"

New name for Royal Mail plc holdco

Royal Mail plc has been renamed ‘International Distributions Services plc’ as of today.

Juliette Brown (L), director, DesignXpress with Sarah Thorpe, UKSE regional manager

DesignXpress wins six-figure investment from UKSE

Large-format and commercial printer DesignXpress has won funding worth hundreds of thousands of pounds from UK Steel Enterprises (UKSE), a subsidiary of Tata Steel.

Scott: "It is a team I wanted to be part of"

Go Inspire appoints specialist for charity division

Go Inspire has recruited a new strategic account director for its charity-specialist division Connect.

The venerable Conqueror range was made at Stoneywood

Arjo admins seek 'credible interest'

Administrators at Arjowiggins have said there is “potential interest” in its business and assets, but in the absence of offers for the two mill sites as manufacturing facilities they are continuing to...

Pureprint achieved a 200% increase in productivity with its Stitchliner Mark III

Pureprint powers up productivity with investments

Pureprint’s installations of a Horizon Stitchliner Mark III in early 2022 and a Muller Martini Primera in June have helped the company make significant productivity gains on the line.

Quality Street was originally launched in 1936

Quality Street switches to paper wrappers

Tubs of Quality Street could contain a mixture of paper and cellulose wrapped sweets this Christmas as Nestlé rolls out new recyclable paper wraps on the iconic festive staple.

VisuEnergy X will enable users to collect and visualise their energy consumption data

Manufacturers move on energy efficiency

Koenig & Bauer has launched new software to help its customers record and visualise their energy requirements, while Contiweb has streamlined its dryer product portfolio, as manufacturers continue to...