The Baskerville printing press tribute

Print heritage in spotlight at Games opening

Printing and books featured prominently in the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, with the achievements of local luminary John Baskerville marked by a giant printing press.

Orders were up 13% in the first half

Koenig & Bauer 'well positioned' despite uncertainties

Koenig & Bauer hopes to achieve its goals for 2022 despite describing the current operating environment as “one of the most difficult in Europe’s recent history”.

Colourform has continued to win new contracts

James Cropper reports strong start to 2022

James Cropper has reported a positive start to its financial year, with its sales in Q1 up 36% year-on-year.

3D Proof packaging event announced

Vivid Laminating Technologies, GMG Color and Service Offset Supplies (SOS) are hosting an open house event, entitled The 3D Proof, focused on fast, accurate digital proofing for packaging production.

Fiona Dempster has been with PG Paper for nine years

PG Paper head of logistics wins industry award

Scottish paper merchant PG Paper’s head of logistics has won the Freight Leader Award at the 2022 Amazon everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.

Grafenia: focus on core competencies of systems and software

Grafenia 'turns corner', reshapes around software

Grafenia has posted year-end results that give a flavour of how the reshaped software business will look after disposing of its manufacturing operations, with chairman Jan Mohr asserting “sometimes...

(L-R) Alex Wilby with Peter, Julie and Richard Bennett

NPS Print merges with Strategic Print

Print and design firm NPS Print and digital printing specialist Strategic Print have merged and become NPS Ltd.

Cimpress: much to celebrate in the results

Cimpress: the pressure is on smaller competitors

Cimpress has filed record sales and gross profit at its year-end, although its Vista brand is yet to fully bounce back as the group nears the end of a huge three-year rebuild of its technology stack.

Harrabin among pulpwood logs at BillerudKorsnäs. Image: BBC

CPI: BBC has not provided full picture on paper

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has accused the BBC of failing to provide the full picture in a documentary about reducing carbon.

Skinner: Principal is a hidden gem, with huge potential

Principal Mailing Solutions gears up for growth

Principal Mailing Solutions has beefed up its senior management team with two new hires and a promotion, as the Northampton business gears up for growth.

Xerox’s share price was up by 5.07% yesterday

Xerox reports mixed Q2 results

Second-quarter sales at Xerox were down by 2.6% year-on-year at $1.75bn (£1.45bn) but up by 1.1% in constant currency terms.

The UKHO said it will develop viable, official digital alternatives

UKHO to withdraw from paper chart production

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is to develop options for the withdrawal from global paper chart production by late 2026 to increase focus on its digital navigation products and services.