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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-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 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.
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.
End of the line for TSB
German gravure printer TSB will close its doors at the end of the month.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.