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Shut suddenly last week

South London Press closes after 160 years

The South London Press, an historic weekly paper that survived 160 years in print, closed suddenly last week.

Williams: "It’s an exciting period for the group"
30 years' marketing services experience

imageData Group appoints new chief sales officer

ImageData Group has appointed Steve Williams as its new chief sales officer.

Highly demanding specialty papers

UPM invests in mill modernisation

UPM is investing more than €10m (£8.4m) to modernise a paper machine at its Tervasaari mill in Finland.

“End-to-end” service

Baddeley Bros launches online shop for bespoke envelopes

Baddeley Brothers has launched a new online portal that allows customers to order customised envelopes made from GF Smith’s Colorplan papers range.

Mail requirement

Bumper print management tender live

A print management tender worth £2m is currently live via the government’s Find a Tender service.

Annual capacity was 450,000 tonnes

End of the line for Kabel mill

Kabel Premium Pulp & Paper is closing down after nearly 130 years of papermaking.

New footprinting method

Navigator launches CEPI ‘Ten Toes’ carbon footprint at sustainability event

The Navigator Company has released new carbon footprints for its paper stocks using the Confederation of European Paper Industries' ‘Ten Toes’ methodology in response to customer demand.

Skirton: "The priority is to grow the business"
Sales team to be expanded

Latcham targets growth with new sales director

Print, mail and digital document service firm Latcham’s freshly-promoted sales director, Mark Skirton, will seek to expand the £22m-turnover company with a new growth strategy.

Extensive trials and tests

M&S claims industry first with new paper tray trial

Marks & Spencer is trialling a new type of paper fibre tray that can be used in both conventional ovens and microwaves, and can be recycled at home.

Digital, litho and post-press spend

Linney ramps up with latest tech

Linney has made a major investment in post-press, digital and litho with equipment from Horizon, Heidelberg and HP.

(L-R) Tom Willday with David Beckham
Demand grows following Instagram post

Willsow sees business boost after David Beckham meeting goes viral

Print entrepreneur Tom Willday, who once appeared on Dragons’ Den, met his childhood hero David Beckham at The Chelsea Flower Show, and a viral post as a result of the meeting has boosted Willday’s...

Corlett: "I’m pleased interim court protections are now in place"
Injunction application

Yodel acquisition by InPost paused

The £106m acquisition of Yodel Delivery Network by InPost Group has been paused following an injunction application to the High Court by UK-based logistics platform Shift and associated entity Corja...

Prompt response by bank and authorities

Software Circle recovers more than £426k lost in suspected fraud

Software Circle has got its money back, with all the funds involved in a suspected push payment fraud recovered.

Commitment, presence and energy will be much missed

Tributes paid to Lascelle Barrow

Lascelle Barrow – a genuine industry legend – has died aged 79, after spending more than 60 years in print.

Around 300 roles may be affected

International Paper to close five UK packaging sites

Following its acquisition of DS Smith earlier this year, International Paper has confirmed a proposal to close five of its Packaging sites in the UK.