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Traded to the detriment of HMRC

Former football ace barred over media biz

A former Liverpool and England footballing ace has been disqualified after his media business was wound up by HMRC.

Folio pre-packed on 5 April. Image: Google Maps
Hit by nearly £100k in bad debt

Folio pre-packs after double customer collapse

Folio Print Finishing has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a second company owned by its directors, David Robshaw and Andrew Bird, after two major customers entered insolvency.

WF Education's new Mimaki prints directly onto board, giving better quality than decals
First printer bought

WF Education brings print in-house for quality

Specialist furniture manufacturer WF Education Group has installed a new Mimaki JFX200-2513 EX UV flatbed press to take control of the quality of its printed products.

Response Rate Tracker data is now available to all JICMail subscribers
Details gathered from 2,341 campaigns

JICMail scales up Response Rate Tracker

JICMail has scaled up its Response Rate Tracker for 2024, revealing new direct mail and door drop benchmarks from over 2,300 campaigns and 13 contributing organisations – up from six last year.

'Inadequate prices and high costs'

End of the line for TSB

German gravure printer TSB will close its doors at the end of the month.

UK Printing Company appointed administrators from FRP Advisory on 27 March
Pre-pack sale

UKPC admins reveal shortfall

Administrators at UK Printing Company (UKPC), which phoenixed in late March, have published details of the pre-pack sale of the business.

(L-R) Peter Haddad with Apprintable production manager Stephen Pho
Keeping more jobs in-house

Apprintable enhances digital with Ricoh install

London-based print and design specialist Apprintable has taken delivery of a new Ricoh Pro C9500, enabling it to bring more work in-house and support its continued growth.

Macqueen: "Education is the cornerstone of progress in the packaging industry"
Sheffield Hallam University course

Undergraduate degree in packaging opens enrolment for 2024/25

Sheffield Hallam University has opened enrolment for a packaging degree that is said to be the only course of its kind in the UK.

New additions take total to more than 440
Ensuring all paper-based packaging is sustainable

John Lewis among brands committing to Pack4Good

John Lewis is among a raft of retailers and brands to sign up for environmental not-for-profit Canopy’s Pack4Good initiative to mark Earth Day 2024.

Tipografic and Royal Sens offer similar services
Positive reaction to deal

Royal Sens CEO hails Tipografic buy

The CEO of Royal Sens has told Printweek more about how the company’s acquisition earlier this month of Tipografic is a major step forward for the business.

Part of the enormous and complex Scitex line. Image: NCM Auctions
Includes specialist machinery not frequently seen for sale

Mega sale of Communisis kit imminent

Hundreds of items of printing, post-press and ancillary kit from the shuttered Communisis sites in Leeds and Liverpool will go up for auction later this month.

Monz: surprise departure
Revamped board will be bigger

Heidelberg regret at CEO's departure

In a shock move Heidelberg CEO Dr Ludwin Monz is leaving the group after just over two years in the role, but the press manufacturer has already found a replacement.

"Robust contingency plans" are in place at DS Smith
Markets reacted quickly

DS Smith shares fall as Mondi pulls out of takeover race

Following DS Smith and International Paper reaching an agreement on the terms of a takeover, Mondi has made a statement regarding its intention now not to make an offer for DS Smith – causing DS...

Kille (R): We're really pleased with the new HT-80
New three-knife trimmer

Impress clears finishing bottleneck with Horizon install

Impress Print Services has cleared its finishing bottleneck and tripled its trimming throughput after installing a brand-new Horizon HT-80 three-knife trimmer in March.

To encourage diverse interactions, guests will switch tables between courses
Birmingham event in June

IPIA reveals details for Annual Networking Lunch

The IPIA has outlined details for its first in-person event of the year, the Annual Networking Lunch.