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Work experience whizz signals bright future at Print4

Print4 is anticipating a bright future for the print industry as it enjoys a week of work experience with an “incredibly bright” 15-year-old student.

J&A International buys second Wohlenberg in three months

Garment decoration manufacturer J&A International has installed its second Baumann Wohlenberg 115 guillotine this year.

New senior management team at Leach

Leach’s long-serving managing director Richard Leach is set to step aside and make way for a new senior management team in the wake of his company’s acquisition by the French-owned Chargeurs group.

SP Group goes into administration

SP Group has been placed into administration by its new owner just four months after the business was purchased from St Ives.

Overmatter: cool off!

It’s been really quite warm for more than a few days, people were wilting at Wimbledon, and there’s a hosepipe ban in some areas of the country.

Adverset captains Leeds Bradford Airport’s flight of fancy

Yorkshire is going places. Specifically, it’s going all around the world, thanks to Leeds Bradford Airport. Open since 1931, West Yorkshire’s gateway to the rest of the world needed a bit of a revamp...

UYR adds hybrid Anapurna to large-format wing

UYR Group has taken on an Anapurna H2500i LED – the third machine in its Agfa portfolio – to double its capacity for POS jobs in the retail and hospitality sectors.

Royal Mail testing new post-GDPR targeting method

Royal Mail has started testing a new mailing technique that will enable acquisition mail to continue following the introduction of the GDPR legislation.

Washington Direct Mail invests and secures ISO 27001

Mailing house Washington Direct Mail has invested £250,000 in new kit and secured ISO 27001 certification.

Printers respond to calls to tackle workplace ageism

Printers and industry bodies have reacted to a report from the House of Commons' Women and Equalities Committee that says workers aged 50 and older are being failed by a lack of enforcement on age...

Wood shortages limit Stora Enso's Q2 growth

Stora Enso's share price fell by 10% this morning on the publication of Q2 results that failed to live up to expectations.

Blake partners with School in a Bag as part of CSR programme

Envelope manufacturer and supplier Blake Envelopes has partnered with the School in a Bag charity as part of its enhanced corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme.

Thames takes Xerox and Datacard tech as part of £4m investment drive

Thames Technology has now completed another phase of its £4m investment plan by taking on new machinery from Xerox and Datacard.

Walstead in mega web deal

Walstead has made another huge continental acquisition – the group is taking over the €200m (£179m) turnover web offset business in Poland that used to be owned by RR Donnelley.

Flexpress completes trade transformation with Horizon install

Flexpress has completed its transformation to become a full-service trade printer after investing in a Horizon StitchLiner 5500 with two VAC-1000 tower collators.