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Hickling & Squires slashes plastic waste by 80%
B2 commercial litho printer Hickling & Squires has installed a new pump-to-press ink system that will significantly cut single-use plastic waste and ink usage at its Nottinghamshire plant.
One Digital mounts substantial expansion
One Digital is ramping up for a large-scale expansion over the coming months, significantly increasing its capacity and offerings for 2020.
Galloways first to implement Heidelberg Assistant
Galloways has become the first UK user of Heidelberg Assistant, the manufacturer’s cloud-based interactive business information platform.
Print embraces Black Friday for ninth year
Printers across the country are once again embracing Black Friday, offering discounts on a wide range of products and services.
DMGT buys i newspaper
Newspaper group DMGT has bought the i newspaper from JPI Media for nearly £50m.
Xerox goes hostile with HP takeover bid
The gloves are off: Xerox has gone on the offensive and will now take its takeover proposal directly to HP’s shareholders, saying that HP’s refusal to engage in mutual due diligence “defies logic”.
Vistaprint probe after customer data exposed
Vistaprint has apologised and is taking action after an unencrypted database containing customer details – including some customers from the UK – was found online by an internet security specialist.
Grafenia makes progress with transformation plan
Interim sales at Grafenia have nudged up to £8.41m and the business broke even at the EBITDA level, with the firm hoping for a further improvement in the second half despite “difficult and uncertain...
Quick action minimises fire impact at FMS Foils
Production was briefly suspended at FMS Foils Group after a small fire started on Monday (25 November).
KJS turns 21
KJS Print to Mail has celebrated its 21st birthday with a party for staff.
Voting open for Printweek Power 100
Voting is now open for Printweek readers to have their say on who are the industry's leading lights in our annual Power 100 poll and potentially win a £100 John Lewis voucher.
Unite seeks urgent talks with De La Rue
Unite is seeking “urgent clarification” from De La Rue about the company’s future after it admitted that it could breach banking covenants.
WM Printing in liquidation; KJB lives on
KJB Print’s brochure division WM Printing Solutions has been placed into liquidation, while Printweek understands that its parent company has been bought out of administration.
De La Rue warns on covenants, new CEO takes urgent action
Shares in De La Rue have plunged to a ten-year low after the struggling security printer warned that a further deterioration in trading could cast “significant doubt” over its future – however its new...
Leek Signs upgrades ahead of peak season
Leek Signs & Graphics has invested in an Roland TrueVis VG-640 wide-format printer to support an increase of work ahead of the festive season.