Print buying

FDM secures major new contract; achieves FSC Chain of Custody certification
Print and mailing company FDM Document Solutions has secured a new three-year contract with Buckinghamshire Council.

BBC exposes number plate production failures
A BBC probe into suppliers of vehicle number plates has exposed lax practices at several suppliers.

Print.com parent acquires online printer Simian
Print.Group, the holding company behind European print platform Print.com, has acquired online printer Simian.

Wishesjust4you calls for industry support to help children with life-limiting illnesses
A non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) dedicated to bringing creativity and joy to children with life-limiting illnesses and disabilities has called on printers and paper merchants to donate...

New packaging alliance formed
A new alliance has been formed to champion the merits of fibre-based packaging amid “a critical time” for waste and recycling policies in the UK.

Former Acorn employees launch print agency
A print agency founded by two former employees of Swindon’s shuttered Acorn Press has been met with a wave of enthusiasm after launching just a day after Acorn officially ceased trading.

Industry confidence down despite positive Q4 output
Industry confidence slipped in Q4 and subsequently order and output expectations for Q1 have flatlined while confidence for Q1 has nosedived, despite output and orders in Q4 more-or-less performing as...

Stora Enso marks carbon reduction milestone; reports on Q4 and full-year
Stora Enso has reported that, by the end of 2024, it achieved a 53% reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 emissions, surpassing the target of a 50% reduction by 2030 from the 2019 base year.

Scalderhurst and April in new partnership
Scalderhurst has become the exclusive distributor of April folding boxboard products in the UK and Ireland.

Koehler Paper lauds pasta pack success
Italian organic pasta company Astrabio has teamed with Koehler Paper to use flexible packaging paper rather than plastic for packs.