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Loans provided by two banks

Company owner handed 11-year ban

The owner of a small signage business has received a lengthy ban for breaching the conditions of the Bounce Back Loan scheme.

Peter Flynn seeing the Agfa Acento II S off to Media Print in Albania
Four UK installs

IGS kicks off 2024 with six thermal CTP sales

Kit supplier International Graphic Supplies (IGS) has reported a very busy start to the year, already shipping six refurbished thermal CTP systems to businesses in the UK, Albania, and Sicily.

Investigators discovered the company had made false and misleading statements
£50,000 was paid to directors and a connected company

Third family member barred over BBL

A third member of a family-controlled publishing business has received a lengthy ban for providing false information in order to receive a Bounce Back Loan.

The implementation of Lecta's price increase will depend on the type of product
Effective from 1 April 2024

Lecta and Sappi to increase speciality prices

Lecta and Sappi Europe will both implement price rises on speciality products from 1 April 2024.

CMS has invested £500,000 in solar panels at its Birmingham site
Company has made heavy investment

CMS’ 2028 zero carbon bid accepted for Midlands business pledge

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has been accepted into the West Midlands Net Zero Business Pledge for its bid to cut its scope one and two emissions to zero by 2028.

The events will take place on consecutive days in March
Learning opportunities

HP partners with PressOn for vehicle wrapping and sustainability events 

HP is set to host two dedicated customer events for vehicle wrapping and sustainability next month, in partnership with large-format print and vehicle graphics specialist PressOn.

Alan Bunter: I want a lasting future for Wells
Second acquisition in as many months

Remous Group acquires Wincanton Digital Print in pre-pack

Remous Group has bought Wincanton Digital Print out of administration in a pre-pack deal, just over a month after it acquired Wells Printing in a similar deal.

Robson Print has just commissioned two new Ricoh toner presses at its Hexham factory
Two new Ricoh machines installed

Robson chases security print growth

Robson Print has attained ISO 27001 certification for information security and upgraded its two Ricoh digital presses as part of a strategy to pursue more security print work.

Police called to report of a possible break-in

Cannabis grown at former print works

Cannabis plants worth millions of pounds have been found growing in an abandoned printing works.

1,276 panels were installed over the business park's roof
600MW to be generated annually

SwissQprint wraps up solar install

SwissQprint’s new 1,300-panel rooftop solar array has been connected to the electricity grid, due to power more than half of the electricity demand at the Schützenwiese business park where the firm is...

The new site is situated within “a stone’s throw” of Printed.com's headquarters
A more streamlined production process

Printed.com takes on second production site; Green discusses growth

Printed.com has signed for its second production site, as part of its expansion strategy to meet customer demand.

'For future DR plans, capacity will be tighter'

Reach outsources after Oldham outage

Reach Printing Services had to enact disaster recovery plans this week after a power issue crippled its Oldham facility.

The freehold facility involves a 58,268sqm factory on a 50-acre site
Huge 50 acre plot

Prinovis supersite sold

The huge site in Liverpool previously occupied by Prinovis UK has been sold to a property investment company.

FCS' new Vantage sorter has allowed it to take on trade sorting work
Efficiency and uptime boosted

FCS Laser Mail gets sorted with Vantage install

Print and mail firm FCS Laser Mail has installed a brand-new BlueCrest Vantage MT5 FlexLine sorter at its Birmingham factory, allowing the company to take on trade sortation work.

Nelson: Aim is to preserve the business and employees' jobs, while maximising creditors' returns
Accelerated sale process

Surepak enters administration; looks for buyers

Nottinghamshire packaging firm Surepak has entered administration after growing overheads – including a 425% hike in its electricity bill – cut into its cashflow.