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Kennedy Publishing offers a wide portfolio of children’s magazines
Merger effective from this week

Claverley Group subsidiaries merge

Two Claverley Group subsidiaries have merged as the group looks to expand its publishing portfolio.

Students will design promotional packaging prints for Lush's festival campaigns
Educating the next generation

Dayfold to host Bournemouth students for print course

Dayfold will host students from the Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) next week for two days of hands-on print experience.

Unsworth: machine is already having a positive impact
Need for manual labour reduced

PCS ups efficiency with Screen Autoloader

Precision Card Services (PCS) has invested in an SA-L 4300 MK2 Screen Autoloader to streamline its workflow and provide a more efficient process.

Assessment periods on average take around 18 months to two years to complete
PPF will exercise creditor rights on behalf of the scheme

Communisis pension scheme heads for Pension Protection Fund

The Communisis Defined Benefit Pension Scheme is likely to become the latest industry plan to enter the Pension Protection Fund – although its professional trustee is hoping for a “much improved...

King Charles spoke about having compassion for others in his Christmas Day broadcast
List recognises 'exceptional achievements'

Publishing, media and design names feature in Honours List

A number of names from the publishing and media worlds have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours List for 2024.

Charles Rogers attended No 10 on 20 December
IPIA invited by Jeremy Hunt

IPIA champions print at chancellor meeting

The IPIA has continued to champion print at the heart of government, with its chair Charles Rogers having recently attended a Business Leaders Reception at No 10 Downing Street at the invitation of...

Printweek's top 10 stories alone generated more than 39,000 clicks
December 2023

Restructures, M&A and job losses dominate year end

While it wasn’t all bad news, festive cheer was in short supply in December’s listicle and the ramifications of some of the biggest stories are likely to be felt well into 2024.

Flurry of LinkedIn posts from former employees

Communisis in admin, parts of business sold

Communisis has gone into administration with parts of the business immediately sold to a new owner, but more than half its workforce has been laid off.

Swanston: diversification and sustainability are key opportunities for printers
Industry insights

New year predictions: Lucy Swanston, Strategic Mailing Partnership

Chair of the Strategic Mailing Partnership and Nutshell Creative managing director Lucy Swanston believes there’s real scope in 2024 for printers to capitalise on the forecast growth in retail media...

Mansfield: says the pursuit of production efficiencies was paramount in commercial print in 2023
Supplier insights

New year predictions: William Mansfield, Kodak

William Mansfield, director of Solutions Marketing at Kodak, says one of the biggest recent trends has been the transition from on-premises workflows to the cloud - and this is likely to continue,...

McGuiness: Thinks the transition to sheetfed inkjet will be playing on many manufacturers' minds
Supplier insights

New year predictions: David McGuiness, PrintIQ

David McGuiness, marketing manager at PrintIQ, believes there will be more acquisitions and amalgamations of companies in the print sector in 2024.

12 months in print

Review of 2023: December

Our annual round-up of all the big news stories from the past 12 months – December.

Stephenson: encouraged to see continued investment in automation
Industry insights

New year predictions: Jo Stephenson, PHD Marketing

Marketing agency PHD Marketing's managing director Jo Stephenson is hoping for more stability in 2024, as this would improve business confidence.

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12 months in print

Review of 2023: November

Our annual round-up of all the big news stories from the past 12 months – November.

12 months in print

Review of 2023: October

Our annual round-up of all the big news stories from the past 12 months – October.