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Instantprint installed 646 solar panels at its Rotherham site

Instantprint celebrates milestones amid solar install

Instantprint has installed a new solar array equivalent to 72 UK households’ energy needs at its Rotherham factory.

SDUK will be celebrating its 35th edition in February 2024

Sign & Digital UK to co-locate with garment decoration show

The new owner of Sign & Digital UK (SDUK) and the organiser of Printwear & Promotion Live!, Datateam Business Media, has confirmed that the two trade shows will run alongside each other next year.

Jarrold: scheme has been a great success story for the sector

BPIF welcomes CCA scheme extension as joining window reopens

The BPIF has welcomed a two-year extension by the government to the current Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme, which had been due to end in July 2025 but will not now end before July 2027.

Luke Ashton had suffered problems with gambling prior to the pandemic. Image: Annie Ashton

Luke Ashton inquest: coroner critical of Betfair role

The inquest into the death of print worker Luke Ashton has concluded that a gambling disorder contributed to his death by suicide, and there had been a lack of meaningful interaction or intervention...

Trade and expense creditors of RAP Spiderweb were owed nearly £186,000

RAP Spiderweb causes of administration revealed

Documents filed at Companies House relating to Oldham-based commercial printer RAP Spiderweb have revealed that the company had an estimated deficiency of around £1.5m when it went into administration...

Smith: praised for his fantastic reputation in print and promotional merchandise

Smith takes up new role

Graeme Smith has left Cyan Group for pastures new after more than a quarter-century at the marketing production agency.

Heinzel Group will take over the responsibility for Steyrermühl. Image: Heinzel

UPM confirms paper machine closures

UPM has permanently closed paper machine 6 at its Schongau site in Germany and paper machine 4 at Steyrermühl in Austria, taking out 485,000 tonnes of graphic paper capacity in Europe.

Vacher: PLC now has a stable platform for future trading

De La Rue now 'stabilised', banknotes show signs of recovery

Shares in De La Rue rose by more than 10% after the group announced year-end results that it hopes will draw a line under recent jitters about the future of the group.

Nicholas Thompson has stepped up after 10 months of acting as deputy MD

Antalis appoints new managing director

Antalis UKI has appointed Nicholas Thompson as its new managing director, due to take up the post following current MD David Hunter’s retirement in July 2023.

Raithatha: "We are innovating to differentiate and elevate Moonpig cards"

Moonpig hails resilient business model as sales grow

Moonpig has remarked on its “resilient profitability and robust cash generation” in its full-year results, which saw the company’s revenue grow as it increased the prices of its cards, but its profits...

Fuel4 Print took delivery of the Prime L last week

Fuel4 Print buys UK first Acuity Prime L

Staines large-format specialist Fuel4 Print has become the UK’s first owner of a Fujifilm Acuity Prime L flatbed press.

European Commission: insufficient ground to further pursue the investigation. Image: UPM

Pulp sector antitrust investigation closed

The European Commission has decided to close its antitrust investigation into potential anticompetitive practices in the wood pulp sector.

Central St Martins UAL: design and the right partnerships can help solve looming issues

UPM teams with London uni on fossil-free materials

UPM has teamed up with students from Central St Martins University of the Arts London on a major project looking at how industries can shift to renewable, circular economy materials – “prototyping a...

Top 200 ranking lists private and independent UK high-growth companies

Bell & Bain makes top 50 in female-powered business survey

Bell & Bain has made the top 50 in a new JP Morgan survey charting the Top 200 Female-Powered Businesses.

(L-R) ADM Group's Ed Colflesh and DASS' Wayne Cowden

ADM Group acquires DASS

ADM Group has strengthened its capabilities “across both shopper marketing and digital solutions” with the acquisition of DASS and its proprietary MarTech platform, FLOW.