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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...

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.

The 3m box is stuffed full of sweets, weighing 40kg
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.

12 months in print

Review of 2023: September

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

Perring: hopeful that the trend of slowly recovering overall print volumes will continue across 2024
Industry insights

New year predictions: Brendan Perring, IPIA

IPIA general manager Brendan Perring expects personalised high-value print campaigns, direct mail and large-format print markets to perform well again in 2024.

Boyce said he was "really chuffed" with the new Duplo DBM-350
Industry insights

New year predictions: Keith Boyce, Minuteman Press King's Lynn

Minuteman Press King's Lynn owner Keith Boyce is hoping to see inflation back under control in 2024.

Train: believes industry suppliers need to be nimble and change with the current climate
Supplier insights

New year predictions: Martyn Train, Duplo UK

Duplo UK's managing director is excited for Drupa 2024, and expects to see developments on show in areas including automation, AI-driven printing, and eco-friendly materials.

Murakami: thinks personalisation will continue to be a key theme throughout 2024
Supplier insights

New year predictions: Tatsuo Murakami, Riso UK

Riso UK managing director Tatsuo Murakami believes AI will undoubtedly be a part of print’s future but cautions that, as a lot of production printing is about confidence, the human touch will always...