Business

Should your business be featured in the Printweek Top 500?
Research is under way for the 2022 Printweek Top 500 and if your business has sales of more than £1.5m then this is your chance to be featured in the bellwether financial report on the UK print...

AYP expands premises and diversifies
Newport-based commercial printer AYP Design and Print has moved to a new facility, trebling its floorspace while opening new avenues in sustainable packaging development.

Morgana boosts finishing for Richardson & Son
Hawick-based commercial printer Richardson & Son has invested in a Morgana Autocreaser Pro XL from CLC.

Kodak unveils “fastest inkjet on the market”
Kodak has launched a new full-colour perfecting press that it claims is “the fastest inkjet on the market”.

Granthams GT division acquired by Entwistle Group
The Graphic Technology (GT) division of wide-format kit reseller Granthams has been acquired by the Entwistle Group.

James Cropper unveils denim-blend packaging paper
The new paper from James Cropper is a 100% recycled and recyclable paper for packaging using pre-worn jeans in the fibre blend.

110-year-old printing plate sells for £15k at auction
A printing plate used for the historical Ulster Covenant has sold for £15,000 at a Belfast auction house.

International first for Frugalpac machine
UK-based paper bottle manufacturer Frugalpac has signed a deal with a Canadian packaging firm for its pioneering paper bottle machine.

Print businesses sold in pre-pack deals
The pandemic fall out continues to impact the industry as two more print businesses hit the buffers and pre-pack to survive.

Picket lines out at Sun Chemical
Union members across Sun Chemical’s major UK ink plants are taking part in a second day of strikes.