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CWU launches 'no confidence' action against Royal Mail CEO
Workers at Royal Mail delivery offices across the UK have been pictured supporting a ‘no confidence’ motion in CEO Simon Thompson, in the latest salvo against Royal Mail management organised by the...
Bex Design & Print buyer set for reverse takeover
The engineering and manufacturing specialist group that acquired screen and digital printer Bex Design & Print earlier this year is set to be purchased itself in a proposed reverse takeover deal worth...
Miraclon makes senior UK hire; increases consumables prices
Flexo plate supplier Miraclon has appointed David Parker as its new sales manager for UK and Ireland, while also rolling out a global price increase of 5% on all consumables.
Xerox wins five-year contract with MOD
The Ministry of Defence has awarded Xerox a five-year contract for its managed print services (MPS) as part of its sustainability drive.
CMYUK launches consignment stock supply service
CMYUK is set to make consignment stock holding a standard offering to all its UK customers, subject to status.
Input costs hit Palm's results in UK
Palm Paper UK has posted a near-£66m loss for 2021 after operating expenses more than doubled.
Major print DPS opens alongside smaller tenders
A local council has opened a bumper Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for print, while two other smaller tenders are also now live.
WTTB launches personalised chocolate offering
Where The Trade Buys (WTTB) has added chocolate products from Tony’s Chocolonely to its personalised B2B print offering.
Scodix hires Paul Franklin as Northern Europe sales director
Scodix has appointed industry veteran Paul Michael Franklin as its sales director for Northern Europe, comprising the UK, Ireland and Nordic countries.
Royal Mail: CWU announces further pre-Christmas strike dates
The CWU has announced a raft of new strike dates that will hit Royal Mail in the busy run up to Christmas, including Christmas Eve.
Fedrigoni to acquire French mill
Fedrigoni Group has agreed yet another buy, which will give the business a dominant presence in the worldwide market for premium papers for wine and spirits.
Autumn budget: business rates increases will hit larger printers
Industry bosses have reacted after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed his autumn statement, which included a number of measures to slash public spending and raise taxes.
Positive+ gets up to speed with HP Latex installs
Surrey-based printer Positive+ has installed an HP Latex R2000 flatbed after trialling the technology on an HP 800W roll-to-roll latex printer it bought in July.
Royal Mail seeks urgent reform of USO, posts huge loss
Royal Mail wants to ditch Saturday deliveries and its parent group has confirmed that it will separate the business, which has racked up losses of nearly £220m at the half-year, if “significant change...
Royal handover for Pureprint’s World Cup kit boxes
Bespoke boxes containing the England squad’s World Cup match kit, printed by Pureprint, were presented to the squad by Prince William.