Industry bodies
JICMail data finds mail drove store footfall over Christmas
JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q4 2021, a period that saw the digital effects of mail exposure continue to grow, with the channel twice as effective at...
Cost pressures and supply shortages hamper industry growth
The UK printing and printed packaging industry continued its recovery in Q4 but threats to future recovery and growth remain prominent, particularly from increased Covid disruption and the spiralling...
BPIF joins calls to urge swift end to paper shortage
The BPIF has joined forces with Intergraf and Finat to urge the end of strike action at UPM's Finnish paper mills.
BPIF advises on Plastic Packaging Tax introduction
The BPIF has shared information and advice about the impending introduction of the new Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT), which will impact some print and packaging companies.
BPIF to hold daily webinars for National Apprenticeship Week
The BPIF is marking National Apprenticeship Week 2022 next week by hosting daily webinars via Zoom.
Finat warns on paper strike pressures on supply chain
Finat has warned that the continued union strike “in some Nordic paper mills” is posing severe lead time problems for European label converters.
Intergraf: Spiralling paper prices and shortages damaging print
Rising paper prices and lack of availability is stymying the print industry’s pandemic bounce back and is likely to cause permanent damage according to Intergraf, which has issued a plea for the paper...
Plan B measures to be lifted: industry reacts
Industry and business figures have reacted to the government’s announcement that England is set to fully return to Plan A measures next Thursday (27 January), with work from home measures already...
BPIF £6k masters bursary available once more
A £6,000 bursary from The Stationers’ Foundation, funded by The Printing Charity, is once again available for the BPIF masters programme.
Mailing leaders share sector predictions for 2022
Board members of the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP), the industry body that represents mailing houses across the UK, have shared their thoughts on how the sector fared in 2021 and what they...