Our 'give credit where credit's due' strapline delivers on two counts in the April & May issue. We take a close look at how you improve debt control and reveal the deserving winners of the 2022 Printweek Awards in a special supplement...

This issue's briefing section looks at how having enjoyed an uplift during lockdown, direct mail continues to thrive post-Covid, and asks did poor choices result in self-destruction at YM Group's web...

Pricoa's loan notes are attached to topco YM Group Ltd

Information gap over what's next for YM Group

Three weeks on from the abrupt administration of YM Group’s web offset sites, major backer Pricoa is yet to comment on the situation – which left hundreds of employees unpaid – or on its future plans...

Elvis & Kresse - which produces the Print Room Wallet - won the sustainable development award

Print and packaging names among Queen’s Awards winners

Several print related businesses and packaging companies have been honoured in this year’s Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

Speedset B1 sheetfed: likely to use more than 30,000 litres of ink per year. 

Agfa: Inca deal gives us 'best and most advanced solutions'

Agfa boss Pascal Juéry believes the group’s acquisition of Inca will allow it to speedily enter new high-growth inkjet markets and dramatically increase ink sales.

Clough: "2021 was a really strong year for us"

Propack tops mega investment drive with Canon inkjet

Direct mail specialist Propack has topped off investment of over £2.7m into new technology and equipment for its West Yorkshire site with its biggest purchase yet, a Canon VarioPrint iX3200 cutsheet...

Communication Papers: biggest unit lost money last year

Fresh proposals submitted over UPM strike

There’s a glimmer of hope that agreement could be reached in the long-running strike action that has shuttered UPM’s Finnish paper mills.

Consumers are prepared to pay more

FSC: consumers increasingly aware of sustainable packaging

UK consumers have become significantly more aware of the environmental impact of the products they buy, according to research from environmental charity the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

The Kongsberg X24 allows Kazoo to print 1,000 advertising boards per day

Kazoo PSG installs Kongsberg kit to support growth

Kazoo PSG has bought a Kongsberg X24 cutting table as part of an expansion drive.

Inca Onset X inkjet platform with automation

Agfa to acquire Inca

Agfa has swooped to acquire Inca Digital Printers from Screen in a move that has numerous ramifications in the wide-format inkjet market.

Olympus Print Group operates from a 5,000sqm production site. Image: Google Maps

Olympus Print Group acquired by German group

Olympus Print Group has been acquired by Hamburg-headquartered All4Labels Global Packaging Group.

Funky Pigeon: currently "experiencing some issues"

Online card retailer hit by cyber attack

A cyber attack has left online cards and gifts site Funky Pigeon unable to process new orders.

BHS Corrugated RSR runs at up to 300m/min with a width of up to 2.8 metres

Screen: deal with Agfa should complete by end of May

Screen has confirmed that the deal with Agfa to acquire its two inkjet subsidiaries based in the UK is expected to complete by the end of May.