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July headlines make a big deal of deals
While the passing of one of print's most polarising figures dominated July's list of most read articles, deals were undoubtedly the overarching trend. And while their successful conclusions, in terms...

Manroland Sheetfed ops revamp due to supply chain and Covid
Covid-related staff absences and supply chain issues have impacted first-half performance at Langley Holdings, which is revamping working practices at Manroland Sheetfed as a result.

Win-win for print after Women's Euros triumph
Newspapers have pulled out all the stops today to celebrate the England Women’s Euros triumph at Wembley – while the programme for the final is already being sold on eBay at a premium.

RNB reaps rewards of inkjet switch
Direct mail specialist RNB Group has revamped its offering by swapping out its litho firepower for a high-speed inkjet line and is adding at least £30,000 straight to its bottom line each month as a...

Lecta to roll out further price increases
Lecta is set to increase prices on all of its specialty paper grades by 8% to 10% in all markets for orders with delivery from 1 September.

SMP calls for Awards entrants
Trade body the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) is inviting mailing houses and printers to enter the 2022 SMP Strategic Mail Performance Awards, which celebrates producers who have achieved...

Print heritage in spotlight at Games opening
Printing and books featured prominently in the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, with the achievements of local luminary John Baskerville marked by a giant printing press.

Koenig & Bauer 'well positioned' despite uncertainties
Koenig & Bauer hopes to achieve its goals for 2022 despite describing the current operating environment as “one of the most difficult in Europe’s recent history”.

James Cropper reports strong start to 2022
James Cropper has reported a positive start to its financial year, with its sales in Q1 up 36% year-on-year.

3D Proof packaging event announced
Vivid Laminating Technologies, GMG Color and Service Offset Supplies (SOS) are hosting an open house event, entitled The 3D Proof, focused on fast, accurate digital proofing for packaging production.

PG Paper head of logistics wins industry award
Scottish paper merchant PG Paper’s head of logistics has won the Freight Leader Award at the 2022 Amazon everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.

Grafenia 'turns corner', reshapes around software
Grafenia has posted year-end results that give a flavour of how the reshaped software business will look after disposing of its manufacturing operations, with chairman Jan Mohr asserting “sometimes...

NPS Print merges with Strategic Print
Print and design firm NPS Print and digital printing specialist Strategic Print have merged and become NPS Ltd.

Cimpress: the pressure is on smaller competitors
Cimpress has filed record sales and gross profit at its year-end, although its Vista brand is yet to fully bounce back as the group nears the end of a huge three-year rebuild of its technology stack.

CPI: BBC has not provided full picture on paper
The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has accused the BBC of failing to provide the full picture in a documentary about reducing carbon.