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Tories pledge business and consumer-friendly replacement for GDPR
Early indications are that plans by new culture secretary Michelle Donelan to replace GDPR with a simpler data protection system should be good news for the printing industry.
£6.1m funding boost for SME support programme
A programme that has backed 2,500 SME manufacturers – including several industry names – to adopt new digital technology and skills to create growth and jobs has secured £6.1m funding to continue for...
Industry names partner on Xeretec Xerox Print Show
Xeretec, Xerox, XMPie and Vivid Laminating Technologies are coming together to host The Xeretec Xerox Print Show next week.
Admins, energy and Queen’s death dominate September headlines
September was a historic month, with the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II understandably dominating proceedings during the national mourning period, but a pair of major business failures...
Essentra sells filters division, completes packaging sale and appoints new CEO
Essentra has sold its filters unit, therefore successfully completing the strategic reviews of its Filters and Packaging divisions, and has appointed a new CEO.
Print industry must find unity in face of danger, leaders warn
Printers must find ways to collaborate with supply chain partners and even competitors to find solutions to the problems facing print, according to a panel of print industry leaders.
Royal Mail strike dates revealed
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said postal workers have turned out in huge numbers this morning (30 September) as they walk out on strike against the “Uberisation” of Royal Mail.
Drupa report: recovery expected to start in 2023
Drupa has published its Eighth Global Trends Report after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic.
Solopress upgrades from manual folding with Moll spend
Commercial printer Solopress has installed a Moll folder after finding its productivity bottlenecked by manual folding speeds.
Lenzing makes changes due to energy crisis
Lenzing Group has trimmed fibre production at one of its Austrian sites and will not provide any more guidance on its likely financial performance in 2022 due to the volatility of energy and raw...
Precision Proco partners with Tony’s Chocolonely
Precision Proco has added ethical confectionary brand Tony’s Chocolonely to its client portfolio, to deliver personalised orders for the UK market as the chocolatier also looks to bolster its supply...
Sappi to sell three European graphic paper mills
Sappi has agreed a deal with Aurelius – the investment group that's also in the process of buying Agfa's Offset business – to sell Sappi's Maastricht Mill in the Netherlands, Stockstadt Mill in...
Bespoke printing firm sold in pre-pack
Colourpoint Litho has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a related party, casting off its pandemic-related liabilities in the process.
Mondi invests €5m in new research and development centre
Mondi is building a new research and development (R&D) centre at its Steinfeld site in Germany to drive innovation in sustainable plastic and fibre packaging materials.
Worker injured in paper rewinder
A paper industry worker was saved from more serious injury by the quick actions of colleagues, after being drawn into a rewinding machine.