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490 companies are currently confirmed to exhibit in Munich

Fespa to feature expanded exhibitor line-up

Fespa has revealed that a raft of new and returning exhibitors will participate at its Global Print Expo in Munich in May.

De La Rue: CEO has emphasised plans for value generation

Crystal Amber continues its criticism of De La Rue

Activist investor Crystal Amber Fund has continued its criticism of De La Rue at its own half-year stage.

Both tenders are due to close next month

Seven figure mail tender and bumper signage contract up for grabs

A mailing tender worth £1.3m is the biggest industry tender currently live, with a major signage manufacture framework also active.

The first release of the Response Rate Tracker is billed as a pilot study

JICMail launches new Response Rate Tracker

JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released results from its inaugural Response Rate Tracker research.

Edinburgh brewer Brulo was Nomoq's first UK customer

Nomoq eyes up UK for digital can expansion

Swiss digital can printing start-up Nomoq will open a third European site in the UK, following its expansion into Germany in 2022.

Reach: NUJ cited "a lack of hope and confidence in decisions being made"

NUJ decries latest Reach job cuts

Plans for further job losses at media group Reach have resulted in the National Union of Journalists delivering a vote of no confidence in the group’s CEO and senior management.

Royal Mail: "These are complex and at times difficult talks"

Crunch week to resolve Royal Mail dispute

The CWU has described the week ahead as “critical to the outcome” of its long-running dispute with Royal Mail, with a series of pay for change proposals aimed at stabilising the business now on the...

The three-day event kicks off tomorrow (21 March)

Sign & Digital UK kicking off tomorrow

The 2023 edition of Sign & Digital UK (SDUK) is opening its doors at the NEC, Birmingham tomorrow (21 March).

Snows Business Forms was based in the Chandler’s Ford area of Southampton.

Snows Business Forms in administration

Long-established Southampton forms and custom stationery supplier Snows Business Forms has gone into administration.

Scully: busy proposition going forward

Scully takes top job at K&B UK

Koenig & Bauer has reorganised its UK senior management structure by combining the role of sales director and managing director, with Chris Scully taking over the top spot.

Committee believes that Royal Mail has deprioritised delivery of letters as a matter of company policy

Royal Mail referred to Ofcom

Under-fire bosses at Royal Mail now have another problem on their plates, after MPs referred the business to Ofcom over its "systematic failure" to meet parts of the Universal Service Obligation...

Two Sides urged people to report any instances of greenwashing they see

Two Sides takes (t)issue with toilet paper claims

Two Sides undertook research to find out the percentage of paper pulp that ends up as loo roll after hearing of misleading claims by a tissue company.

Montgomery: "We look ahead to a year of accelerating change combined with sustained profitability"

National World to transition to ‘digital-only’ model

National World has revealed, alongside its 2022 results, that it has accelerated the implementation of its new ‘digital-only’ operating model to restore sustainable growth, but said printed newspapers...

Hunt: the full expensing scheme will be the best investment incentive in Europe

Industry reacts: Spring Budget 2023 and full expensing scheme

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first full budget has been welcomed by British print associations as a positive step toward revitalising the UK economy, but not everyone in the industry is impressed.

Manchester Printers Group: "balance sheet has been decimated"

Manchester Printers Group status unclear

The future for Manchester Printers Group is unclear after the former owner of one of its string of acquisitions was forced to buy his business back out of administration.