February’s headlines dominated by UPM crisis
With its vast implications across the industry, it’s no surprise that the ongoing strike action at UPM’s Finnish mills dominates February’s round-up of the most-read articles on printweek.com,...
Stora Enso stops production and sales in Russia
Stora Enso is stopping all production and sales in Russia until further notice due to the ongoing invasion in Ukraine.
Overall sales up but print down at HP
HP Inc has reported overall revenue and profit growth, driven by its personal systems division, with revenue and profit in its printing segment both on the slide.
Mondi updates on Ukraine, Russia
Mondi has suspended production at its plant in Ukraine, while its Russian pulp and paper facilities remains operational.
Arc Labels in Konica Minolta install
Arc Labels has taken on a Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230 digital press to expand its offering.
Best of British: A focus on building business intelligence
Lancashire’s finest and, as far as we know, only print MIS developer, Tharstern, has been around since the 1980s and continues to adapt and innovate as print changes into ever more automated...
Star product: Mutoh XpertJet Pro series
Manufacturer’s upgraded inkjets offer both speed and quality boosts.
Me & My: Vivid Laminating Technologies VeloBlade Volta 69+
Brighton-based One Digital had always outsourced die-cutting jobs. It had a sizeable array of equipment in its factory that allowed it to take on all manner of digital and litho work, including a...
Overmatter: Check your cheques
Cheques are just so last century, aren’t they? But not for Overmatter, oh no. So it was exciting to see a cheque doing a very 21st-century social media thing – going viral – thanks to a data file...
Q&A: Neil Martin, print post and paper procurement manager, Tesco
Neil is “a young at heart, sixty-something singleton” who started his print career in 1977. He enjoys eating out, going on the occasional holiday, and spending his time with his daughter.
Rising star: Josh Phizacklea Procurement assistant, James Cropper
Josh is 26 and has been working in the industry – in his case papermaking at Cumbrian manufacturer James Cropper – since 2014.
60 seconds with Maskot
Is this the UK’s most northerly printing company? Established in 2015, Maskot started as a small graphic design company providing brand identity and development services.