Print buying

Royal Mail fined, takes action to restore quality of service
Royal Mail should view its £5.6m fine for failing to meet delivery targets as “a wake-up call”, according to Ofcom.

Inaugural Roland DG ‘Level Up Lab’ hailed a success
Roland DG is to build on the success of last month’s inaugural ‘Level Up Lab’ educational workshop, which aimed to help small and micro businesses scale their enterprises, with a new event next year.

Industry output subdued in Q3 but Q4 expectations more positive
The UK’s printing and printed packaging industry struggled with output and orders in Q3 but expectations are more positive for Q4, according to the BPIF’s latest Printing Outlook report.

Whistl upgrades Leafletdrop as cookies phase out looks to benefit print
Marketers are starting to re-evaluate the efficacy, use, and mix of their marketing channels due to the phasing out of cookies in digital advertising according to Whistl Doordrop Media (DDM), which...

Canon event puts future of books centre stage
Canon’s Future Book Forum celebrated its 10th year with a programme packed with ideas about how publishers and printers can take advantage of cutting edge technology, as well as practical measures for...

Event specialist boosts in-house capabilities with Mimaki double
Event Technology Group (ETG) has revamped its production set-up with a pair of Mimaki printers to bring more applications in-house and dip its toe into new markets.

Reach to cut 450 jobs in cost reduction programme
Reach has proposed the reduction of its total workforce by an estimated 450 full-time roles as part of the cost reduction programme it announced in March.

Oppboga Bruk to double board capacity with biggest investment in 50 years
Swedish board mill Oppboga Bruk is targeting growth in the luxury and premium packaging, plastic-replacement packaging and sign and display segments with a multimillion-euro spend on a new production...

Intec hails opportunities offered by new B1+ flatbed digital cutter
Intec has expanded its range of digital cutters with a new manual-feed B1+ device developed for a broad range of packaging and POS prototyping and short-run production.

Cloudprinter secures financing for further growth
Print platform Cloudprinter.com has received a new round of financing worth €2m (£1.73m).