Major print DPS opens alongside smaller tenders
A local council has opened a bumper Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for print, while two other smaller tenders are also now live.
Upscaling the bottom line secures a happy ending for books
Few would argue the advent of the eBook in the early noughties led to a steep decline in printed book sales. However, fortunately the story didn’t end there.
WTTB launches personalised chocolate offering
Where The Trade Buys (WTTB) has added chocolate products from Tony’s Chocolonely to its personalised B2B print offering.
Scodix hires Paul Franklin as Northern Europe sales director
Scodix has appointed industry veteran Paul Michael Franklin as its sales director for Northern Europe, comprising the UK, Ireland and Nordic countries.
Royal Mail: CWU announces further pre-Christmas strike dates
The CWU has announced a raft of new strike dates that will hit Royal Mail in the busy run up to Christmas, including Christmas Eve.
Fedrigoni to acquire French mill
Fedrigoni Group has agreed yet another buy, which will give the business a dominant presence in the worldwide market for premium papers for wine and spirits.
Autumn budget: business rates increases will hit larger printers
Industry bosses have reacted after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed his autumn statement, which included a number of measures to slash public spending and raise taxes.
Plockmatic releases extra-long stacker for Xerox
Swedish manufacturer Plockmatic has released the MPS XL Multi-Purpose Stacker, a mobile stacker that can be fitted to a number of Xerox printers.
Positive+ gets up to speed with HP Latex installs
Surrey-based printer Positive+ has installed an HP Latex R2000 flatbed after trialling the technology on an HP 800W roll-to-roll latex printer it bought in July.
Royal Mail seeks urgent reform of USO, posts huge loss
Royal Mail wants to ditch Saturday deliveries and its parent group has confirmed that it will separate the business, which has racked up losses of nearly £220m at the half-year, if “significant change...
Royal handover for Pureprint’s World Cup kit boxes
Bespoke boxes containing the England squad’s World Cup match kit, printed by Pureprint, were presented to the squad by Prince William.
Graphichem invests to expand
Pressroom chemicals specialist Graphichem is expanding into new premises on the back of strong trading.