Dominic Bernard

Stora Enso completed change negotiations in its Packaging Materials division in June
Production shift decision

Stora Enso reverses course on Beihai mill divestment

Stora Enso has reversed course on divestment at its consumer board site in Beihai, China, deciding to shift production towards liquid packaging board and other premium board grades.

68 print companies to open doors through 2025

UK Printers open their doors to next generation on International Print Day

Printers across the UK have opened their doors to local schools and colleges in honour of International Print Day, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

8th Note Publishing is aiming to capture the expanding millennial and Gen Z book market
Focus is millennial and Gen Z readers

TikTok parent ByteDance moves into print

Chinese tech giant and TikTok owner ByteDance has entered the print publishing market, taking advantage of its advanced market trend data to try to find the next best-sellers.

Prontaprint London had to fit the new machines through the front door rather than take out the historic windows
Two new Xerox machines installed

Prontaprint London refreshes Xerox lineup after MBO

Prontaprint London, the Marylebone branch of the B2B and retail print provider, has installed a pair of new Xerox digital printers following a recent MBO.

Smurfit Kappa UK lost 8,000 tonnes of compressed board to the 2022 blaze. Source: West Midlands Fire Service
June 2022 blaze

Smurfit Kappa UK sues caterer and Birmingham Council over 2022 fire

Smurfit Kappa UK is suing a small Birmingham catering firm, and Birmingham City Council (BCC), over the 2022 fire that saw 8,000 tonnes of compressed cardboard go up in flames.

The new machine has been running since hitting the ground
Targeting £2m sales

Blackwell Print brings perfect binding in-house with Horizon install

Historic printer Blackwell Print has installed a new Horizon BQ-270 perfect binder at its Great Yarmouth facility, allowing the firm to bring perfect binding in-house.

BPD Group will see the EFI Nozomi arrive in late October
Mimaki JFX200 also installed

BPD Group to install Nozomi as part of mega inkjet spend

B-Print and Display Group (BPD) has invested in a brand-new EFI Nozomi 14000.

Cojocaru and Stefan, old friends, have set up their wide-format firm in Poole, Dorset
Trading since October 1

Poole wide-format start-up makes first pass with Mimaki

Infinite Impressions, a brand-new wide-format print firm officially launched on 1 October, has begun printing.

Stilwell (L): Bridgnorth's graduate designer has been "absolutely super"
New AccurioPrint C4065 and fresh hire

Bridgnorth Print Services updates roster with new Konica Minolta

Shropshire on-demand digital and wide-format printer Bridgnorth Print Services has invested in a new Konica Minolta AccurioPrint C4065 to capitalise on a strong year-end performance at the company.

Hunter (L): the Canon "hasn't stopped" since being installed
Productivity up 30%

The DS Group invests for efficiency with new Canon and Morgana

Clacton-on-Sea-based printer The DS Group has invested in a new Canon imagePress V1350 digital production press and Morgana BM5035 bookletmaker to cement growth achieved in 2024.