Print buying

Lockdown t-shirt printer takes on senior role at Bex
A former telecommunications sector worker who started printing and selling t-shirts on Etsy during lockdown has followed his passion to take on a senior role at industrial printer Bex Design & Print.

Industry reacts: A year of Royal Mail industrial action
Now a year on from the start of the CWU’s industrial action against Royal Mail, many printers have felt the cost of not being able to rely on an institution they have previously been able to take for...

Stationers’ Foundation event to highlight beneficiaries’ achievements
The Stationers’ Foundation is hosting a festival at the newly refurbished Stationers’ Hall next Tuesday (25 April) to showcase its beneficiaries' achievements through an evening of music and film.

Royal Mail agreement now needs postie approval
An end to printing industry angst over disruption to Royal Mail services is hopefully in sight after the CWU accepted a new agreement with the business.

News UK seals supplement deal with Walstead
Walstead Group has confirmed it has won the contract to produce the News UK supplements currently printed at Prinovis in Liverpool.

Stora Enso lowers guidance due to market uncertainty
Stora Enso has revised its guidance for 2023 and said its operational EBIT is now expected to be “significantly lower” than for 2022 due to the worsening outlook.

Jobs to go as James Cropper cuts paper production
A revamp at James Cropper aimed at accelerating growth at the business will also involve a significant scaling back of production at its Paper wing as the group focuses on value rather than volume.

Cullen makes strategic senior appointment
Sustainable packaging specialist Cullen Eco Packaging has made a new strategic senior appointment to help it meet rapidly growing demand for its moulded fibre packaging.

Death linked to mill outbreak
A person has died following the fungal infection outbreak that has shuttered Billerud’s Escanaba paper mill.

London Packaging Week details outlined
London Packaging Week will return in September at its new home – the Excel exhibition centre in East London.