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The group's first event will take place 14 March
Encouraging young people into print

Young People in Print group formed by industry leaders

A new action group to get more young people involved in the printing industry has scheduled its first event to bridge the gap between education and the print industry.

Jo Gamble (L) with Kettering mayor Emily Fedorowycz, who visited on opening day
High Street shop expands

Kettering couple expand workwear print shop

Kettering workwear and wide-format printers Jo and Nick Gamble have expanded operations at their Print N Go business to a new 100sqm shop in the town.

1 February 2024 marked the formal and official opening of the facilities
Mega renovation programme

Portals relaunches mould facility after £700k spend

Portals has officially relaunched the new mould cover manufacturing facility at its Bathford Paper Mill following a £700,000 renovation programme.

The deal was completed today
Tech start-up buys Yodel

Yodel snapped up by Shift-led Bidco

Acquisitive delivery start-up Shift has snapped up Yodel in a rescue deal just days after rumours spread that it might be put into administration.

Whitakers is testing the new paper packets with its customer base
Recyclable barrier debut

Mercian Labels to show flexible packaging paper in Birmingham

Mercian Labels has debuted a single-layer recyclable paper packaging sachet for luxury retail and wholesale chocolate firm Whitakers, which it will show off at Packaging Innovations.

Robin Carruthers has joined CMS in a permanent capacity as its operations manager
Bespoke printer being built

CMS in bumper kit and sustainability investment

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has invested around £1m in total on a new bespoke continuous printer and solar panel setup, as it commits to be as close to net zero as possible by 2028.

Royal Mail: USO comes with high fixed costs, exacerbated by high inflation
Scam ran for years

Mailing fraud kingpin jailed

The architect of a huge £70m-plus fraud against Royal Mail has been jailed.

Basic safeguards would have prevented injury

Camo printer fined

A specialist printer of camouflage fabrics used by militaries around the world has been fined £60,000 after a worker was dragged into one of its machines.

Springboard is based in the St. John's Innovation Centre in Cambridge. Image: Google Maps
Healthcare packaging specialist strengthens offering

Sanner Group acquires Springboard

Global healthcare packaging manufacturer Sanner Group has acquired Cambridge-based Springboard, which specialises in the design and development of medical devices for regulated markets.

Responsible for five sites

Read takes on UK CEO role at Walstead

Walstead Group’s Debbie Read has become CEO of its UK business, reinforcing her position as one of the most powerful women in UK print.

Chadd worked his way up to the top at Millnet, where he has now been MD for five years
US firm divests

Steve Chadd leads MBO at Millnet as Consilio divests

Data, document and mailing house Millnet has undergone an MBO, with managing director Steve Chadd taking up ownership.

(L-R ) Orchard Melamine's Ben Chamberlain with Peter Flynn from IGS
Seeing increased demand for its products

Orchard Melamine boosts efficiency with Titanium cutter

Orchard Melamine Products has invested in a Titanium 2516 cutting table to eliminate a finishing bottleneck that has occurred due to increasing demand for its printed and manufactured melamine...

"Robust contingency plans" are in place at DS Smith
Mega merger mulled

DS Smith receives Mondi approach

DS Smith has confirmed that it has received a “highly preliminary expression of interest” from Mondi regarding a “combination”.

Incodia has sites in Colchester (pictured) and Skelmersdale. Image: Google Maps
Footprint to be halved

Incodia keeps Colchester open but 'streamlines' ops

Incodia International has confirmed that it will continue operations at its Colchester site, albeit with a streamlined business model.

FuturePrint factory manager Jedd Wrighting with the Horizon CRF-362
Latest IFS investment

FuturePrint streamlines ops with Horizon folder creaser

FuturePrint has taken on a Horizon CRF-362 folder creaser to ensure its operations remain smooth and streamlined.