Business

Dura-ID continues growth with Atwell Labellers
UK label manufacturer Dura-ID, part of Goonvean Holdings investment group, has bought West Sussex self-adhesive labelling machine supplier Atwell Labellers.

CWU suspends Royal Mail ballot
The future stability of Royal Mail has been thrown into question again, after the CWU suspended the ballot over its proposed pay and conditions agreement due to the “command and control” workplace...

Armor launches new DTF inks
Armor Industrial Inks Lab (A2i) has launched a new range of aqueous inks for direct-to-film (DTF) printing at Fespa Global Print Expo in Munich.

Mutoh previews new flatbed printer at Fespa
Mutoh (A1-C30) is previewing and demonstrating a new A1+ flatbed printer that can print on a variety of substrates and products up to a height of 150mm at Fespa Global Print Expo in Munich.

Manchester Printers red ink revealed
Former director Gavin Page owed Manchester Printers Ltd more than £300,000 via an employee loan account according to documents relating to the firm’s liquidation, which also detail a complex web of...

RAP Spiderweb in administration
Oldham-based printer RAP Spiderweb has called in administrators.

Printed Easy buys latest Scodix
Online print specialist Printed Easy installed a new Scodix Ultra 6000 Smart High Definition (SHD) last month.

Kall Kwik branch marks 40 years under same owner
Kall Kwik’s branch in Great Titchfield Street, London has marked 40 years of trading and attributed its longevity and profitability to its customer service, insight, and foresight.

Royal Mail: improving quality of service is 'top priority'
Royal Mail has again called for “major reform” of the USO after posting a £1bn operating loss – reduced to a mere £419m, or £8m a week – on an adjusted basis.

Industry contracted in Q1 as output and order levels fell
The first quarter of 2023 turned out to be more challenging than expected for the UK’s printing and printed packaging industry, according to the BPIF’s latest Printing Outlook report.