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WPCF warns on paper shortage endangering industry rebound
Members of the World Print & Communication Forum (WPCF) have warned that the current paper shortages will have severe repercussions in the supply of print products for all economic markets and are...
SMP hails new JICMail Essentials tool
The introduction of a new tool from JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has been welcomed by the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP), which believes the tool will help customers achieve...
Print bosses reflect on Covid, two years on from lockdown
Industry leaders have commented on the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on their businesses, two years since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the first lockdown.
Visual Print and Design secures FSC membership
Visual Print and Design has been admitted into membership of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody Group Scheme.
Cards-x acquires access control systems specialist
ID card specialist Cards-x, which has bases in the UK and Germany, has acquired a German business that specialises in access control systems for large-scale events.
Canon extends ProCare service programme
Canon has extended the coverage of its ProCare after-sales service programme for its full Large Format Graphics portfolio.
ePS uses show as UK springboard
The former MIS wing of EFI, eProductivity Software (ePS), is making its UK show debut with live demos of its flagship platforms at Sign & Digital UK which opened its doors today at the NEC,...
Your Print Partner in pre-pack sale
Lincoln-based large-format print group Your Print Partner (YPP) was placed into administration on 3 March and sold through a pre-pack arrangement on the same date.
UPM Pulp strike settlement proposal submitted
The conciliator for Finnish Paperworkers’ Union Paperiliitto and UPM Pulp has submitted a proposal for a settlement in the collective labour agreement negotiations between the two parties.
'We came out stronger than we went in'
When Heidelberg CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer took over as boss of the industry’s largest press manufacturer five years ago, the world was a very different place.
IPIA strengthens leadership team
The Independent Print Industry Association (IPIA) has expanded its IPIA Council to 17 members with the addition of a further three industry professionals.
Avery Dennison acquires linerless labels IP from Catchpoint
Avery Dennison has acquired Yorkshire company Catchpoint's IP for the dispensing of linerless labels.
Companies on four-day working week pilot named
The four-day working week pilot programme has been inundated with expressions of interest and the names of some of the companies that will participate in the six-month trial have now been revealed.
Linney latest to embark on tree planting drive
Linney has launched an initiative to plant 25,000 trees in its home county while other industry firms also do their bit to support local and national tree planting schemes.
ProPrint Group boosts linerless labels capacity
ProPrint Group has expanded its linerless labels division after taking on a Ravenwood Packaging Com500 Coater, with an Edale FL3 flexo press set to follow.