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Pension contributions also unpaid

Works Manchester leaves huge shortfall

Works Manchester racked up a PAYE liability with HMRC of more than £600,000 during its short-lived and ultimately disastrous ownership by PFI Group.

Sprintprint operates out of a former fire station
Preston printshop updates fleet

Sprintprint upgrades Konica Minolta workhorse

Sprintprint has swapped out one of its two Konica Minolta AccurioPress toner engines for a brand-new AccurioPress C4070 with air-feed deck.

Mohawk is a family-owned business founded in 1931
Follows prior industrial partnership

Fedrigoni acquires Mohawk assets

The Fedrigoni Group has acquired certain assets of Mohawk Fine Papers, the company it entered into an industrial partnership with in September 2022.

Organisers were anticipating around 7,000 visitors
Over 450 exhibitors

Larger Packaging Innovations impresses in Birmingham

Packaging Innovations returned to the NEC in Birmingham this week with 20% more floorspace and a positive reception from exhibitors, as sustainability once again proved the dominant talking point.

Aluminium prices have soared and can no longer be absorbed
Increases can no longer be absorbed

Fujifilm flags wide-ranging price rises in Europe

Fujifilm has announced “double digit” price increases on a range of products that will come into effect next month.

2023 headline figures were positive for mail
Mail attention up year-on-year

Mail drove 40% conversion rate from site visit to purchase in Q4 2023

JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q4 2023, which found that despite continued challenging trading conditions for retailers, mail played its part in delivering...

Edmundowicz: “As soon as I learned about Gelato and met the team, I was all in”

Gelato takes on CRO to accelerate growth

Gelato has appointed a new chief revenue officer as the global print-on-demand network targets growth.

Epson has become the first international corporate partner
Global sales companies will help raise awareness

Epson in Earth Hour first

Epson has become the first international corporate partner for the upcoming Earth Hour 2024, which takes place in March.

InfiniTrim: “probably one of the best bits of kit I’ve ever bought"
Work is mix of sizes and formats

Precision Proco automates binding with mega Muller install

Precision Proco has made a multimillion-pound investment with Muller Martini to automate softcover and casebound book production at its Dagenham facility.

Messe Düsseldorf hosts a raft of major events, including Drupa
Show features explained

Drupa updates with three months to go

The first in-person Drupa in eight years is now just over three months away from opening its doors and more details are continuing to come to light about the show as it inches closer.

Emanuel founded Key Production in 1990, taking it to a £24m business
Packaging broker shares spoils

Key Production Group establishes employee ownership trust

Bespoke physical music and packaging broker Key Production Group has set up an employee ownership trust.

The VeloBlade Nexus 2516 has a bed size of 2.5x1.6m
Can now offer new materials and options

The Big Ink Tank expands offering with VeloBlade buy

Wide-format printer The Big Ink Tank has invested in a new VeloBlade Nexus 2516 digital die-cutter from Soyang Hardware to expand its service offering and win new customers.

Various news and leisure titles have performed well
Subscriptions saw growth

Scant success for print in latest ABCs

The latest Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) consumer media report makes grim reading for print, with just a handful of titles showing print circulation increases against a backdrop of significant...

(L-R) James Fear and Alex Buck will support business expansion
Education and membership focus

Webmart expands into new sectors with senior appointments

Webmart has appointed two business development managers in newly created roles as it expands into the education and membership sectors.

First buy since fundraising in autumn 2023

Software Circle acquires academic specialist

Software Circle has made another acquisition, with a £2m deal to buy a niche provider of academic admin services.