Disciplines

UPM makes further reduction to uncoated capacity
UPM has announced a further reduction in uncoated magazine paper capacity and has brought forward the shutdown of its Austrian newsprint mill.

Positive+ auctions spare kit after successful installs
Multi-discipline printer Positive+ has put up six wide-format presses, two laminators and two cutters up for sale after a series of HP Latex installations made them surplus to requirements.

Ruddocks revamps strategic offering
Ruddocks has rebranded itself as a creative production agency, embracing all media in an effort to become a one-stop-shop for clients.

Smurfit Kappa completes Russian exit
Smurfit Kappa has completed the disposal of its Russian operations after a process that has taken just under a year.

Roland DG launches new UV flatbed
Roland DG has launched a new large-format UV flatbed printer, the EU-1000MF.

Fespa to feature expanded exhibitor line-up
Fespa has revealed that a raft of new and returning exhibitors will participate at its Global Print Expo in Munich in May.

Crystal Amber continues its criticism of De La Rue
Activist investor Crystal Amber Fund has continued its criticism of De La Rue at its own half-year stage.

Seven figure mail tender and bumper signage contract up for grabs
A mailing tender worth £1.3m is the biggest industry tender currently live, with a major signage manufacture framework also active.

JICMail launches new Response Rate Tracker
JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released results from its inaugural Response Rate Tracker research.

Good for your business, good for the planet
As the much-maligned fashion industry looks to clean up its act, on-demand direct-to-fabric printing might just represent its, and your, biggest opportunity.