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Comedian Ellie Taylor will host the awards evening
2024 awards scheme

SMP awards entry deadline looms

The SMP Strategic Mail Performance Awards are set to return next month, with the deadline for entries set for later this week.

Mima Rose shop now open

Neal junior opens pop-up shop following successful first year

Jemima Neal, eldest daughter of Sam Neal, CEO of Geoff Neal Group, has today (19 August) launched a pop-up shop in London for her apparel business Mima Rose following a successful first year of...

Business and sustainability benefits

Micropress installs latest solar tech

Micropress has invested £500,000 in a new solar panel installation that harnesses the latest technology to generate power from the north side of its building.

The event will run at Stockley Park on 25 September
Digital focused day on 25 September

Heidelberg UK to hold digital event at Customer Experience Centre

Heidelberg UK is holding a digital focused day at its Customer Experience Centre at Stockley Park next month.

Launching this month

Printed Easy reveals details of hardbound book service

Web-to-print specialist Printed Easy will launch its on-demand casebound book service on 27 August.

The Foliant Taurus 530 NG operates at up to 40m/min
Doubled lamination capacity

Mayfield Press boosts bottom line with laminator install

Mayfield Press has improved margins by bringing much of its lamination work back in-house, after installing a Foliant Taurus 530 NG laminator from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS).

Framework is UK-wide and available to all public sector organisations
£22m contract

APS awarded new CCS Print Marketplace contract

APS Group has retained the contract for the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Framework, Print Marketplace, meaning it will remain the sole supplier until at least December 2028.

Faster turnarounds and no import duty

H&M's Creator Studio adds UK production hub

T Shirt & Sons has become Creator Studio’s first UK production hub.

Fees will be calculated per tonne of material produced
'Illustrative base fees'

Government releases estimated fees for Extended Producer Responsibility

The government has released its ‘illustrative base fees’ for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for the first time, with aluminium, fibre-based composite and plastic packaging topping the list for...

Pincroft supplies materials to over 80 countries - and counts the Dutch armed forces among its customers
Annual capacity will increase to eight million metres

Camouflage printer’s ambition plain to see in £1m+ press investment

Specialist fabric printer Pincroft has invested over £1m in a new rotary screen press, increasing the firm’s camouflage print capacity to more than eight million metres annually.

Should have registered in 2004

Brewer pays out £400k-plus over packaging waste failure

Historic Czech brewer Budweiser Budvar has paid £414,000 to charity after failing to register as a producer of packaging for an astonishing 18 years.

The 10,000sqm Horizon Innovation Park opened last year
Automation key focus

Horizon to show off ‘lights-out’ finishing at Japan Smart Factory event

Horizon has said it will take factory automation “to the next level” at its October Smart Factory event in Japan, showcasing fully automated ‘lights-out’ production.

Emotional day

Benton hails industry support for charity walk

Technotrans managing director Peter Benton has thanked the industry for the outpouring of support for his charity walk that has seen the total raised top a whopping £25,000.

 (Left to right) Andy Kent, General Manager, Fujifilm - Jason Longley, Director of Jet Tech - Tom Watanabe, Fujifilm Managing Director - Steve Andrew, JetTech Managing Director - Andrew Crane, Director of Jet Tech, and Spencer Green, Fujifilm Head of POD UK.
Growth ambitions

Trio bring industry know-how to new venture

Three industry veterans have teamed up to form a new reseller business that has become Fujifilm’s first ‘Ultimate’ level partner.

The magazine will be distributed at a special tie-in brand activation event at Wembley station
20,000 printed amid marketing push

Warners prints special edition Taylor Swift bookazine

Publishing house Hearst has released a special edition Taylor Swift bookazine, printed by specialist short- and medium-run magazine printer Warners Midlands.