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Funky Pigeon: currently "experiencing some issues"

Online card retailer hit by cyber attack

A cyber attack has left online cards and gifts site Funky Pigeon unable to process new orders.

BHS Corrugated RSR runs at up to 300m/min with a width of up to 2.8 metres

Screen: deal with Agfa should complete by end of May

Screen has confirmed that the deal with Agfa to acquire its two inkjet subsidiaries based in the UK is expected to complete by the end of May.

Ward: Looking forward to supporting the Bowe Group's customers

Bowe Group appoints new UK & Ireland MD

The Bowe Group has appointed Paul Ward as the new managing director of Bowe UK & Ireland.

Philtone managing director Neil Mercer (left) and Steve Spencer by the new foiler

Philtone expands offering with new foiling option

Philtone Litho has expanded its range of in-house services with the addition of inline cold foiling.

Martinez: "We’re very focused on growing business for our customers"

HP lays out wide-format vision

In an exclusive interview, the general manager of HP Inc’s Large Format Business has revealed the company’s plans and focus areas as its customers look to accelerate their growth as they recover from...

Spring Forward with Tecnau 2022 will start next month

Tecnau to hold virtual events

Pre-registration is now open for Tecnau’s live virtual events that are being held throughout May and June 2022.

The vibrant quayside area in Cambridge

Hamillroad moves to new premises for people appeal

Hamillroad has moved to swishy new offices in the centre of Cambridge.

Laide and Tunde Sodipo opened the Northampton franchise last week

Fastsigns launches Northampton franchise

Signage and display company Fastsigns opened its 25th UK franchise last month.

Reynolds with the PFi Blade B2+

Solent Design Studio diversifies with Duplo installs

Investment in Duplo’s PFi Blade B2+ digital cutting table and DC-618 slitter/cutter/creaser has helped Solent Design Studio break into new markets.

Soaring gas prices have seen firms' electricity bills jump by three to four times

Industry reacts to energy crisis

Soaring energy prices have seen yet another increase in overhead costs for printers, but for those whose contracts are coming to an end, the leap in prices has been enormous.

Customers are questioning how their relationship with UPM can ever be repaired

UPM strike: despair as union rejects proposals

Printers and print buyers are in despair after the Finnish Paperworkers' Union rejected the four UPM strike settlement proposals on the table –  apparently due to the impasse at Communication Papers...

Weekend: new issue will be printed in a larger font size

Daily Mail revamps Weekend

DMG Media will ‘relaunch’ the Daily Mail’s Weekend magazine this Saturday.

Communication Papers: biggest unit lost money last year

Shop stewards demand action at UPM Communication Papers

Chief shop stewards at UPM businesses have written an open letter to the firm’s CEO demanding that negotiations to resolve long-running strike action should be resumed immediately at its Communication...

The Mailmaster Compact encloses up to 5,000 envelopes per hour

EveryPage brings envelope insertion in-house with KAS spend

Digital printer EveryPage has invested in a Mailmaster Compact envelope inserter from KAS Paper Systems to bring the process in-house.

Filthy 48pp Lithoman III: could it scrub up nicely?

YM web and bindery kit up for sale

Printing and post-press kit from YM’s Pindar and York Mailing sites is being offered for sale by private treaty.