Trade print

Powering the next phase of garment decoration
Snuggle’s new DTF platform is transforming garment decoration — offering trade printers and resellers a fast, flexible, and equipment-free way to meet the surging demand for personalised apparel.

Football and Taylor Swift boost Reach results
Reach CEO Jim Mullen has again hailed the “expert management” of the group’s print business, as it continues to underpin growth at its digital operations.

Route 1 brings in EFI for wide-format refresh
Route 1 Print, the trade wing of Bluetree Group, has overhauled its wide-format department with a raft of kit from EFI.

Paragon reduces footprint, plans Accrington closure
Paragon plans to shut its Accrington trade printing operation amid ongoing challenges in its markets, and could also rent out spare space at the Leeds site originally built for Lettershop.

Pitshanger hails bespoke envelope opportunity for printers
Bespoke envelope specialist Pitshanger Envelopes has increased capacity to further broaden its product range and encourage more printers to seize the opportunity to produce custom products.

Precision Proco splits tech and production with eye on the future
Precision Proco Group has restructured into two parts with manufacturing now separate from its fast-growing tech operations.

Bluetree focuses on print growth as masks are mothballed
Bluetree Group has mothballed the equipment at its Medical division due to a decline in mask sales, and will focus on growth at its core printing operations instead.

Route 1 Print invests in post-press setup
Route 1 Print has invested £500,000 beefing up its post-press setup ahead of the Christmas peak season.

Helloprint adds new API
Helloprint has added a new API to its trade printing platform Helloprint Connect to boost the automation of white label orders.

Cimpress adopts 4.5 day week at some ops
Cimpress has effectively brought in a four-and-a-half day week at some of its operations via an initiative called Recharge Fridays.