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Overmatter: Bed and board

Cardboard boxes, cardboard displays, cardboard desks and chairs, cardboard coffins… even entire buildings have been constructed from cardboard tubes. As most of us in the industry well know, cardboard...

The new unit is in a Government Enterprise Zone

Print in the Bag relocates to new site

Print in the Bag is set to move to new premises almost three times as large as its current home in as part of an expansion drive.

Lynch (second left): "We pride ourselves on being at the forefront of innovation"

Arden Dies gains Bobst accreditation

Arden Dies has become the first UK die-maker to achieve accreditation from Bobst after undertaking the manufacturer’s comprehensive certification programme.

Taylor Bloxham: overall group has sales of nearly £30m

Taylor Bloxham in crisis: staff sent home

Employees at Leicester print group Taylor Bloxham have expressed outrage at their treatment after staff were told the business was going into administration the day before they were due to be paid.

Wenlock: "We have no problem pioneering new tech"

Flexpress in UK Duplo first

Trade printer Flexpress has become the subject of another UK first installation after expanding its service offering with the addition of a Duplo DuSense Digifoil semi-automatic digital foiling...

Sun Chemical said it will continue to monitor its supply chain

Sun Chemical addresses supply chain concerns amid coronavirus outbreak

Sun Chemical has spoken of its preparations for handling potential supply chain issues amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Taylor Bloxham: 150 staff made redundant immediately

Taylor Bloxham: admins close most of business

Administrators from FRP Advisory have confirmed their appointment at Taylor Bloxham Group, with most of its operations being shut down immediately although one part of the business has been sold.

The new Vacustar runs at 60,000cph

MBO unveils upgrades for feeder head

MBO has launched the latest generation of its Vacustar feeder head with improved speed and automated features.

Roberts: "We may be built for speed, but we’re also built for agility"

Bishops concludes £5.1m mega-spend

Bishops Printers is set to complete an extensive 13-month £5.1m investment drive with the installation of two Müller Martini eight-station stitching lines.

Royal Mail’s letters revenue fell by 1.5%

Royal Mail warns on challenging outlook as strikes loom

Royal Mail has said it may be unable to meet its three-year turnaround plan targets as the threat of strikes continue to loom over the business.

Bluetree, Route 1 and Landa teams celebrate first UK installation

Route 1 takes wraps off Landa at open house

Bluetree Group’s Route 1 Print threw open its doors to customers this week with an open house event that included a look at its new Landa digital press – with further expansion at the fast-growing...

Antalis: huge pan-European merchant

Antalis investor search enters second year

Antalis’ search for a new shareholder is poised to enter a second year.

The Palamides joins a wide range of finishing kit at ECM

ECM to speed up with Palamides delivery

ECM Print Finishers is set to install a new Palamides Delta-pro 703 delivery system to boost its finishing efficiency.

Duplo will release the Digifoil and PFI Blade B3 in a package with the DuSense Sensory Coater

Duplo preps for double machine launch at Packaging Innovations

Duplo is set to launch a new digital foiling machine and a shape cutter at the next Packaging Innovations expo in Birmingham.

Hayward (centre): "The Canon Colorado offers PSPs the optimal combination of productivity, quality and media and therefore versatility of applications"

CMYUK appointed as specialist on Canon Colorado 1650

CMYUK has been appointed as a specialist UK partner with Canon for the rollout of the manufacturer’s Colorado 1650 roll-to-roll system.