Clays celebrates UK first with apprenticeship results
Four apprentices at Clays in Suffolk have become the first in the UK to pass the Apprenticeship Standard for Print Technician Level Three course, qualifying them for a career in printing.
Immediate culls jobs, closes title as costs balloon amid economic woes
Radio Times publisher Immediate Media is closing one magazine and making more than 50 people redundant in the face of a “steep decline” in trading and a £9m increase in costs including paper and...
Unite challenges closure of Mediahuis’ Newry site
Trade union Unite has challenged the closure of Mediahuis’ Northern Irish newspaper printing site in Newry, where 46 jobs are under threat.
Industry paper and packaging bodies call for Europe-wide action on energy
Nine European associations representing the wood fibre value chain have issued an urgent call for the EC and European Parliament, and national governments, to act over the impact of skyrocketing...
Visual Print and Design raises charity money at open evening
Visual Print and Design held its first open evening since the pandemic last week to showcase its expanding range of services and raise money for charity.
Lecta latest to take downtime due to energy crisis
Lecta is to take downtime at “several” of its mills due to the energy price crisis.
Ahlstrom-Munksjö reorganises structure following Decor divestment
Ahlstrom-Munksjö has completed an ownership reorganisation after divesting its Decor business Munksjö.
New name for Royal Mail plc holdco
Royal Mail plc has been renamed ‘International Distributions Services plc’ as of today.
DesignXpress wins six-figure investment from UKSE
Large-format and commercial printer DesignXpress has won funding worth hundreds of thousands of pounds from UK Steel Enterprises (UKSE), a subsidiary of Tata Steel.
Go Inspire appoints specialist for charity division
Go Inspire has recruited a new strategic account director for its charity-specialist division Connect.
Arjo admins seek 'credible interest'
Administrators at Arjowiggins have said there is “potential interest” in its business and assets, but in the absence of offers for the two mill sites as manufacturing facilities they are continuing to...
Pureprint powers up productivity with investments
Pureprint’s installations of a Horizon Stitchliner Mark III in early 2022 and a Muller Martini Primera in June have helped the company make significant productivity gains on the line.