Dominic Bernard

Robert Dryburgh RIP; Farquhar & Son to close after 154 years
Robert (Bob) Dryburgh, managing director of historic print firm Farquhar & Son, has passed away, with the firm closing its doors after 154 years in business.

Packaging Innovations packs out NEC
Packaging Innovations saw one of its “biggest and best-attended” days in the show’s history on Wednesday (12 February), as organisers welcomed visitors to Hall 3 of the NEC in Birmingham.

EPR lead PackUK launched at crowded Packaging Innovations panel
The government’s packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme administrator, PackUK, was officially launched this week at Birmingham’s Packaging Innovations trade show.

Print Plus switches short runs to digital with Canon install
Bradford litho and digital house Print Plus UK has installed a brand new Canon VarioPrint iX3200, bringing new firepower to the firm’s short-run jobs.

Meshtex sells up in orderly exit
Cheshire fabric and wallpaper printer Meshtex Limited has sold its intellectual property, kit and goodwill as it prepares for an orderly wind-down later this month.

Direct mail advertising spend jumps 13%
Direct mail advertising spend returned to growth in the third quarter of 2024, beating the country’s overall average of advertising spend of 9.7%, according to the latest figures from the Advertising...

Bluestar sharpens up production with Horizon trimmer
Bluestar Print Finishers has installed a brand-new Horizon iCE HT300 three-knife trimmer, clearing a bottleneck on its guillotine and boosting its trimming capacity by 25%.

Former Acorn employees launch print agency
A print agency founded by two former employees of Swindon’s shuttered Acorn Press has been met with a wave of enthusiasm after launching just a day after Acorn officially ceased trading.

Customark acquires Goldcrest from ESP
Industrial labelling firm Customark has acquired eight-person labelling operation Goldcrest (Adhesive) Products from Handel Group, the parent company of Swindon’s ESP Colour.

Pincroft welcomes MPs for ribbon-cutting ceremony
Military fabric printer Pincroft today (7 February) welcomed the speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, and minister for defence procurement and industry, Maria Eagle, for a ribbon-cutting...