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Principal Mailing ceases trading

Print and direct mail specialist Principal Mailing Solutions ceased trading in December and business advisory firm FRP Advisory is expected to be appointed shortly to oversee insolvency proceedings.

Chevler gains Welsh Gov funding

Baking paperware specialist Chevler has benefited from £300,000 of funding from the Welsh Government.

PCP in post-press stacker spend

Precision Colour Printing (PCP) has boosted quality and productivity with a big investment in a new automated stacking system.

The latest Anapurna H3200 features a near-70% speed boost, Agfa says

Agfa launches speedy Anapurna H3200

Agfa has unveiled the latest update to its 3.2m hybrid Anapurna H3200 engine, boasting of a near-70% leap in printing speed.

Revealed: the struggle to sell Communisis

Paragon would have been willing to acquire the entire Communisis business on a solvent basis – including its pension scheme liabilities – for £1 in May 2023, but the deal was rejected and the group...

Spirit Label Solutions was founded by five veterans of the industry

Spirit Label Solutions lay down £5m challenge

Glasgow label start-up Spirit Label Solutions has set its sights on disrupting the Scottish labels market with its ambitious growth plans.

Book industry hailed at the BBD&P Awards

The UK book industry celebrated its 2023 achievements at the British Book Design and Production (BBD&P) Awards last night, with print businesses taking home more than half the evening’s trophies.

Thomas Leach Colour pays cut-rate energy prices under the leasing scheme

Thomas Leach Colour signs up to solar scheme

Abingdon commercial printer Thomas Leach Colour has signed up to a solar panel financing scheme from Electron Green which will cut the firm’s grid usage by 45%.

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Parseq kicks off 2024 with double appointment

Business services and IT provider Parseq, which acquired secure print specialist the Tall Group a year ago, has expanded its senior leadership and account management teams with two new hires.

AMS highlights the ever-expanding range of RFID opportunities

Printing and packaging technology pioneer AMS Mailing Solutions (AMS) has highlighted the evolution of the Kirk-Rudy RFID Encoding System, which opens myriad applications ranging from direct mail and...

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Ofcom report on future of USO: industry reacts

Industry bosses have until 3 April to respond to Ofcom’s proposals for reform of the Royal Mail’s Universal Service Obligation – while publishers’ association the PPA has already warned about the...

Mediahuis Ireland publishes a wide range of titles

Mediahuis Ireland to cut jobs; parent completes acquisition

Mediahuis Ireland has laid out details of a new voluntary redundancy programme, while its parent group has also acquired the remaining 30% stake in German publisher Medienhaus Aachen.