News

Parcel volumes are up at Royal Mail but business uncertainty has hit letter volumes, with marketing mail revenue substantially down.

Manufacturer C&T Channel Matrix has launched a new locating device to save on makeready times during the die-cutting process.

Printing & Packaging Co has upped capacity and enhanced its print offering with a new seven-colour KBA Rapida 106 with double-coater.

Haslam Printers has traded up its Linoprint C901 for a Versafire CP digital press.

Vehicle branding and safety decal specialist ScreenServices has invested in its third Zünd S3 M1600 digital cutting table in 15 months as it looks to increase capabilities.

A new classic rock magazine from Bauer Media has been launched, with three companies combining to produce an intricate print job.

Portsmouth-based commercial printer PPG Print has been subject to a pre-pack deal, saving 12 jobs but leading to approximately 18 redundancies.

The BPIF has reported an increase in tribunal activity over the past year.

Sun Chemical is working with digital press manufacturer HP Indigo to produce a range of coatings to speed up the adoption of digital printing in the packaging industry.

Falconer Print & Packaging is adding a refurbished five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 52 UV press to its workshop, along with a new Suprasetter and an upgrade to Prinect.

The BPIF has reported a solid first quarter for print, the industry’s best Q1 for three years and a vast improvement on the same period last year.

Magazine publishers Hearst and Condé Nast Britain have walked away from distribution firm Comag, a company they jointly own.

Wheatons Exeter, the former Polestar book printing facility, has fallen into administration just under a year after it was bought in an MBO following the collapse of Polestar.

Six print businesses have made it into this year’s 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain list, compiled by the London Stock Exchange Group.

Whistl, the UK’s second-largest delivery company, has announced Zurich Insurance and Yorkshire Building Society as new clients as well as renewing several existing contracts.