The Print Box was set up in 2015

New lease of life for The Print Box

The Print Box, based in south Staffordshire, has breathed new life into the business, diversifying and adding new staff, with the help of new funding.

The Hillsea site was bought by DMG Media in 2020. Image: Google Maps

Newspaper print plant to close

DMG Media is to close one of its newspaper printing sites, with significant job losses anticipated, after acquiring the plant less than two years ago.

Strong market conditions have continued in all UPM businesses

UPM and Stora Enso both raise outlooks

Two paper manufacturers have raised their guidance for 2022 due to strong market conditions.

DRPG is one of a clutch of recent buyers of Kongsberg kit

Purple patch for CMYUK with Kongsberg Edge

Wide-format kit dealer CMYUK has seen a flurry of orders for the Kongsberg X24 Edge digital cutting table in recent months.

WirralCo closed at the end of March. Image: Google Maps

WirralCo in liquidation

Merseyside trade printer WirralCo has gone into liquidation and shut its doors after becoming the latest victim of the pandemic.

(L-R) Partwell Group's Matthew Woodhouse with Phil Turner

White Rose Cutting Formes ups capacity with new bender

Die shop White Rose Cutting Formes has significantly expanded its production capacity with the installation of a Serviform LineA next-generation high-end bender.

557 panels have been installed across the 2,900sqm site

Datagraphic runs on own steam after solar install

Datagraphic has installed solar panels across the whole of its factory roof in Rugby.

Bradley (L) with his course tutor Ian Cairns, celebrating awards success

Northern Ireland’s oldest digital printer looks to future

Northside Graphics has renewed its apprenticeship scheme, after a successful first intake.

Dayfold needed an MIS that could get jobs through its factory quicker

Dayfold returns to Tharstern

Dayfold has signed back up to Tharstern MIS after five years away.

110 firefighters attended the incident. Image: West Midlands Fire Service

Major blaze at Smurfit Kappa site

110 firefighters and more than 30 fire appliances have been tackling a “large-scale incident” at Smurfit Kappa’s site in Nechells, Birmingham.

A cornucopia of print delights for visitors

Shipley Wayzgoose returns

The Shipley Wayzgoose returns this weekend after an enforced hiatus caused by the pandemic.

L-R: Scott Hughes (DBW), Jonathan Wright (RLS), and Joanna Thomas (DBW)

Change of ownership for Reel Label Solutions

Welsh label printer Reel Label Solutions' sales director Jonathan Wright has taken a majority stake in the business, as part of a deal worth £1.2m.