Companies & suppliers

Customers are questioning how their relationship with UPM can ever be repaired

UPM strike: despair as union rejects proposals

Printers and print buyers are in despair after the Finnish Paperworkers' Union rejected the four UPM strike settlement proposals on the table –  apparently due to the impasse at Communication Papers...

Communication Papers: biggest unit lost money last year

Shop stewards demand action at UPM Communication Papers

Chief shop stewards at UPM businesses have written an open letter to the firm’s CEO demanding that negotiations to resolve long-running strike action should be resumed immediately at its Communication...

The Mailmaster Compact encloses up to 5,000 envelopes per hour

EveryPage brings envelope insertion in-house with KAS spend

Digital printer EveryPage has invested in a Mailmaster Compact envelope inserter from KAS Paper Systems to bring the process in-house.

The VeloTaper can place and cut a range of double-sided tapes up to 22mm in width

Vivid launches new taping system

Vivid Laminating Technologies has launched a new automatic tape applicator to increase automation and efficiency for users of its Veloblade Volta+ digital die-cutting systems.

Filthy 48pp Lithoman III: could it scrub up nicely?

YM web and bindery kit up for sale

Printing and post-press kit from YM’s Pindar and York Mailing sites is being offered for sale by private treaty.

The pandemic has had a massive impact on designers’ tastes

‘Phygital’ future for colour, say designers

The pandemic has powered a trend for colours and designs that transcend the borders between media, as UK designers gear up for a future where technology is integrated even closer into our daily lives,...

The Ri 1000 and Ri 2000 can now be used for DTF printing

Ricoh adds DTF capability to DTG machines

Ricoh has made new retrofittable technology available for its Ri 1000 and Ri 2000 direct-to-garment (DTG) printers that will enable them to also output using the direct-to-film (DTF) method.

Gaucho in Birmingham is the venue for the IPIA Spring Networking lunch

IPIA networking lunch set for May

The IPIA will continue to pursue its goal of stimulating the UK print economy through running a series of networking events and special initiatives across 2022.

Tweedale: Proud and excited

Xaar names Graham Tweedale as chief operating officer

Xaar has appointed Graham Tweedale as its first chief operating officer.

Talks continue at UPM Raflatac, UPM Specialty Papers and UPM Biofuels

Talks stall at crucial UPM business unit

A mixed picture is emerging from the ongoing mediation process aimed at resolving the long-running strike action at UPM’s Finnish mills.