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Printing Charity luncheon celebrates strength of print and 2023 achievements
More than 150 guests attended the Printing Charity’s 194th Annual Luncheon yesterday where the guest speaker was the Charity’s president and Ofcom chair Michael Grade, Lord Grade of Yarmouth.

UPM businesses to start change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs
UPM Pulp, UPM Timber, UPM Communication Papers, and UPM Biofuels are set to start change negotiations on around 2,200 possible temporary layoffs.

Pureprint snaps up first UK Acuity Ultra R2
Pureprint Group has expanded its exterior graphics capability by investing in the UK’s first Fujifilm Acuity Ultra R2 large-format printer, and has also recruited former Gardners sales director James...

NUJ chapel calls for action over Reach job cuts
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) group chapel at Reach has expressed no confidence in the leadership of Jim Mullen or the company’s senior leaders, following the publisher's recent announcement...

Forklift fatality results in £500k fine
A specialist supplier of barcoding technology has been fined £500,000 after a fatal forklift incident.

Employment tribunal finds in favour of former Futurama directors
Five former employees of PFI Group subsidiary Futurama have been awarded nearly £120,000 in total after a judge found they had been unfairly or wrongfully dismissed.

Reach to cut 450 jobs in cost reduction programme
Reach has proposed the reduction of its total workforce by an estimated 450 full-time roles as part of the cost reduction programme it announced in March.

Parry Jones appointed CEO of The Specialist Works
Parry Jones has been appointed CEO of media planning and buying agency The Specialist Works and its parent company What’s Possible Group.

Gill Tress celebrates 40 years at SF Taylor
Gill Tress, business services director at commercial printer SF Taylor, has celebrated her 40th year at the 97-year-old Stockport firm.

Nick Gee to retire next year
Denmaur co-founder Nick Gee will retire at the end of the firm’s current financial year, after four decades at the paper and board merchant.