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Futurama: customer deposits collected were not ring-fenced

Revealed: massive shortfall at Futurama

Futurama would have needed a cash injection of £3m to keep going, and its collapse into administration has resulted in a total estimated shortfall of more than £6m.

A group of IPIA members met with a senior special advisor to the prime minister

Government engages with print and paper at No 10

The IPIA has participated in a joint delegation to No 10 Downing Street to advocate for the print, paper, and packaging industries.

Unlikely trio top June’s listicle

What do a retired punk and a popular YouTuber have in common with a devastating mail facility fire? They were all in the top three most-read stories in our listicle for June. Read on to catch-up on...

City A.M. "a local paper at the heart of the financial universe"

City A.M. mulls sale

A ‘for sale’ sign has been hoisted over London business freesheet City A.M. as the company looks to its “next chapter”.

Evans: more than 25 years' experience in heatset web offset

PCP appoints new MD

Precision Colour Printing (PCP) has a new managing director, with commercial director Nick Evans stepping up into the role.

The new three-tower iSaddle will handle jobs up to millions of books long

DSD Colour Printers upgrades iSaddle

Kings Lynn-based DSD Colour Printers has replaced its first-generation Duplo iSaddle stitcher with the latest, fifth-generation model.

Solopress' version of PressProfiler has been specifically tailored to its new B1 line

Solopress adds PressProfiler for new B1 Heidelberg line

Southend web-to-print specialist Solopress has added third-party software package PressProfiler to its freshly installed Heidelberg Speedmaster XL3 XL 106 litho press.

(L-R) Paragon's Mieke Clark-Marsman and MINC's Johan Maring

Paragon acquires logistics and fulfilment specialist

Paragon has acquired MINC, a Dutch provider of logistics and fulfilment services for online shops and e-commerce activities.

Griggs: "I’m confident we have a bright future ahead"

Ricoh UK appoints new CEO 

Ricoh UK has appointed Glenn Griggs as its new CEO, succeeding Phil Keoghan who was promoted in April 2022 to lead Ricoh Northern Europe.

Wiener Zeitung will continue to publish online news under the name WZ. Image: WZ

One of world’s oldest newspapers ceases daily print edition

A 320-year-old newspaper, one of the world’s longest-running daily newspapers still in print, has published its last daily print edition.

Instantprint installed 646 solar panels at its Rotherham site

Instantprint celebrates milestones amid solar install

Instantprint has installed a new solar array equivalent to 72 UK households’ energy needs at its Rotherham factory.

SDUK will be celebrating its 35th edition in February 2024

Sign & Digital UK to co-locate with garment decoration show

The new owner of Sign & Digital UK (SDUK) and the organiser of Printwear & Promotion Live!, Datateam Business Media, has confirmed that the two trade shows will run alongside each other next year.

Jarrold: scheme has been a great success story for the sector

BPIF welcomes CCA scheme extension as joining window reopens

The BPIF has welcomed a two-year extension by the government to the current Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme, which had been due to end in July 2025 but will not now end before July 2027.

Luke Ashton had suffered problems with gambling prior to the pandemic. Image: Annie Ashton

Luke Ashton inquest: coroner critical of Betfair role

The inquest into the death of print worker Luke Ashton has concluded that a gambling disorder contributed to his death by suicide, and there had been a lack of meaningful interaction or intervention...

Trade and expense creditors of RAP Spiderweb were owed nearly £186,000

RAP Spiderweb causes of administration revealed

Documents filed at Companies House relating to Oldham-based commercial printer RAP Spiderweb have revealed that the company had an estimated deficiency of around £1.5m when it went into administration...