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Ortviken had been one of the world’s largest publication paper mills

End of the line for SCA publication paper

SCA will make its last reel of publication paper today as the group shuts down the last remaining paper machine at its Ortviken mill.

Macfarlane's pre-tax profit was £13m in 2020, up 9.6% on 2019

Macfarlane reports ‘resilient’ results ahead of expectations

Macfarlane Group achieved both sales and pre-tax profit growth in 2020, with its results ahead of its previous expectations, despite the challenging market conditions due to the impact of the...

Fisher: "The obvious progression for the company"

Print-Leeds launches new division with £1m investment

Print-Leeds has branched into self-adhesive label production after investing just over £1m in a new press, finishing kit and MIS and creating a new specialist division.

Buckingham: "We are already seeing the projected benefits"

Paragon CC invests £6m-plus in finishing

Paragon Customer Communications has revamped its mailing operations after investing more than £6m on new kit and upgrades to existing machinery as part of a futureproofing strategy.

The Speedmaster XL 75 in situ at Richline

Richline upgrades with XL 75

London printer Richline has revamped its print setup with a highly-specified B2 Speedmaster sourced through Exel Printing Machinery.

The AccurioLabel 230 runs full-colour print at up to 23.4m/min

Labels UK responds to digital growth with Konica Minolta buy

Labels UK has experienced improvements in productivity, flexibility and stability after expanding its growing digital operation with a new Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230 press.

Croisdale: "I’m confident we are leaving Encore in the safest of hands"

Change at the top of Encore as MD and FD step down

The managing director and group finance director of The Encore Group are stepping down, with another longstanding director moving into the top role.

Johnson: plan includes review into potential use of Covid-19 status certification

Roadmap out of lockdown: industry reacts

Industry leaders have broadly welcomed the government’s new plan for a four-step roadmap out of lockdown in England.

Featured firms almost doubled their combined overseas sales over review period

Industry firms make Top Track

A number of industry firms have featured in the latest Sunday Times and Fast Track 'International Track 200', ranking firms with growing overseas sales.

Andreou: acquired business was being sold "for all the right reasons"

Andreou returns to print through acquisition

Peter Andreou is back in the industry with a fresh print acquisition just completed.

The business will stop using PVC banner from 1 March. Image: Hollywood Monster

Hollywood Monster drops PVC in favour of Kavalan

Hollywood Monster has revealed that all of its internal and external banner work will be produced using PVC-free Kavalan as of next month.

David Harvey (R) with Exel's Ian Bendy: "We’re really impressed"

Green-On upgrades with secondhand Speedmaster buy

Green-On has seen a boost in productivity after installing a secondhand Heidelberg Speedmaster 74-5PH.

The 600i Booklet System was installed earlier this month

North Yorkshire County Council ups capacity with Duplo spend

North Yorkshire County Council’s County Print Unit has invested in a 600i Booklet System with twin towers from Duplo to increase its capacity and reliability.

Harris: "There’s always been a mutual respect"

Tech-ni-Fold secures Japanese distribution with Horizon

UK post-press kit manufacturer Tech-ni-Fold has appointed print finishing manufacturer Horizon as its sole distributor in Japan.

Johnston-Knight: "This is effectively a stabilising and sustainability move"

Papico acquires Peggs and HH Pegg

Castleford-based paper agent Papico has acquired Southampton agent Peggs and its wholly owned subsidiary HH Pegg.