Disciplines

Royal Mail: IDS takeover bid upped by 15.6%

Foreign investor EP Corporate Group has returned to the table with a much higher offer for Royal Mail owner International Distributions Services – and the IDS board is minded to accept it.

The King himself was charity president in 1977. Image: Benjamin Wareing

King Charles III becomes patron of The Printing Charity

His Majesty King Charles III has accepted the role of patron of The Printing Charity – a role previously held by the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The industry has now had two consecutive quarters of growth

Industry output maintained in Q1 as expectations rise for Q2

The UK’s printing and printed packaging industry performed positively in terms of output and order growth in Q1, though lacking any dramatic improvements, according to the BPIF’s latest Printing...

Hell to showcase high-res direct plate engraver

Hell Gravure Systems will show a new high-resolution direct laser engraving system for rubber plates at Drupa.

The 'Carpe Noctem' ('Seize the night') team have been undertaking training hikes in preparation

Printers prep for D-Day charity hike

A team including two print industry professionals is heading out on a tough 44km (27 mile) night-time trek across Kent to raise funds for the Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI).

"We are going to Drupa with confidence"

Heidelberg’s newly promoted chief sales and service officer for its executive board, Dr David Schmedding, shares the manufacturer’s plans for Drupa 2024 and details how they were inspired to help...

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Trio seal Celloglas deal

A trio of trade finishers have stepped in to acquire the business and assets of Celloglas.

The Mailshop files NOI

The Mailshop has filed a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators.

Antigro's AI tools can cut out a pet's shape for a custom pillow print

Antigro launches ‘Try & Buy’ scheme

Print personalisation software firm Antigro Designer has partnered with Polish print-on-demand textile specialist Print Logistic to launch ‘Try & Buy’, a scheme where customers can try Antigro’s...

Agfa: solid performance from  "growth engines"

'Soft' trading in Q1 at Agfa

Sales at Agfa's digital printing wing fell in Q1, but the group expects the fruits of its new EFI partnership to come through later in the year.