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Director barred over excess payments
One of the directors of a family-owned print business that went bust owing more than £2.5m has been disqualified.
Seriousness trumps silliness in August’s listicle
While it’s traditionally dubbed the silly season, when it comes to what dominated the August headlines in the mainstream media at least, there wasn’t an awful lot to laugh about in last month’s crop...
Printing bike on festival circuit
Nick Hand has been back on the road on his ‘printing bike’, with appearances at a number of festivals.
Tradeprint takes on Tayprint customers and staff
Family-run wide-format printer Tayprint has appointed liquidators after 45 years of operation, with some of its assets and staff taken on by neighbouring Tradeprint.
HP reports falling sales but print profit up
HP has reported that its sales for Q3 fell by 4% year-on-year and 11% on the previous quarter, with profits also down overall but up in its printing segment.
Tech start-up readies vinyl on-demand
A new business using digital printing as part of its plans to bring on-demand production to vinyl records has gained fresh funding from backers connected to Adele, Dua Lipa and Lana Del Rey.
FaberExposize UK in Zünd install
Wide-format display specialist FaberExposize UK and its sister company Northern Flags have expanded their rigid substrate production with the purchase of a new Zünd G3 flatbed cutter.
Energy crisis halts production at Lessebo
Historic Swedish mill Lessebo Paper has halted production after the energy price crisis resulted in a €16m (£13.8m) increase in electricity costs.
Balcony Shirts moves high street shop to appointment-only
Balcony Shirts has limited its Uxbridge shop to appointed collections and deliveries only, after the pandemic significantly reduced footfall from passers-by.
Agfa confirms Offset Solutions sale
Agfa has found a buyer for its Offset Solutions division, and plans to sell it to Aurelius Group in a €92m (£78.7m) deal.
Supply chain woes hit Polar
Supply chain delays for critical components have forced guillotine manufacturer Polar to seek court protection in order to restructure.
Chester Medical Solutions in Bobst investment
Pharmaceutical packaging manufacturer and contract packer Chester Medical Solutions has added to its portfolio of Bobst kit to boost production capacity at its site in Deeside, North Wales.
Wahooti prints Ukrainian embassy flag for global campaign
Large-format printer Wahooti helped celebrate Ukrainian independence day by printing and installing a banner for Ukraine’s Holland Park embassy.
Pre-pack at Awesome Merchandise
Awesome Merchandise has gone into administration, with certain assets sold to a new company set up by co-founder Luke Hodson.
CMS brings bookletmaking in-house with Duplo install
Central Mailing Services (CMS) has taken on a refurbished Duplo System 5000 DBM bookletmaker to bring work that it had been outsourcing in-house.