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Many of the products within Denmaur’s stock portfolio are Carbon Balanced at source
250,000 tonnes

Denmaur achieves Carbon Balanced Paper milestone

Denmaur has reached the 250,000 tonne milestone of Carbon Balanced Paper sales since adopting the scheme in 2016.

Hardbound book capacity up 60%

Enfield Print Finishers enhances services with kit haul

Enfield Print Finishers (EPF) has installed a raft of new kit to increase its finishing capacity for hardbound books and pharmaceutical leaflets.

Challenging trading in biggest market

IG Design Group makes gain on US property deal

IG Design Group has made a multimillion-pound gain on the sale of a US property, amid challenging conditions for its business there.

(L-R) Neil Felton and Steve Thobela ka Mdlalose
New initiative

Fespa launches sister organisation The Fespa Foundation

Fespa has launched The Fespa Foundation, a new sister organisation dedicated to encouraging sustainable practices throughout the speciality print and visual communications industry and channelling...

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Admin process underway at Reflections Print Finishers

Bosses at Reflections Print Finishers have filed a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators.

Abbey Marketing Communications (pictured in 2016) operated from premises in Great Dunmow. Image: Google Maps
Entered liquidation in January

Abbey Marketing Communications shortfall revealed

The statement of affairs for Abbey Marketing Communications has revealed that it had an estimated deficiency of over £500,000 when it went into liquidation alongside connected company Spirit DM in...

Ross Hughes: "The transition to UV printing is a win-win"
Supported by local government grant

Signs and Labels Hereford eyes growth with Canon Colorado install

Signs and Labels Hereford has taken on a Canon Colorado M5W 1.6m-wide UVgel printer to streamline its workflow, improve its efficiency, and position the business for future growth, while enhancing its...

Colorplan Imperial Blue is now Loch Blue. Photo: Tal Silverman for GF Smith
Names fit for global creative community

GF Smith renames three Colorplan shades

GF Smith has renamed three colours in its well-known Colorplan range to ensure the names are “universally resonant”.

New products will be shown at Fespa

Inks and digital printing kit boost Agfa results

Sales at Agfa’s Digital Print & Chemicals wing were up 7.2% last year, with the unit taking over from Radiology Solutions as the group’s biggest business.

Multiprint (Scotland) Limited closed on 28 February. Image: Google Maps
Customer list sold

Multiprint (Scotland) closes doors

Liquidators have been appointed at Kirkcaldy-based Multiprint (Scotland), with its owners closing the business due to their retirement and what they described as a general decline in demand.

Data offering attracted deal

Pro-Active bought by tech firm

Data-driven marketing firm, Pro-Active Business Information, has been acquired by Orbital10, an IT support, managed services and cybersecurity group.

 Hubert Sternberg’s marketing ideas included demonstrating Heidelberg presses to potential customers at their premises, using special vehicles
2025 also marks 50 years of the Speedmaster

Heidelberg showcases then and now as part of 175th celebrations

Heidelberg has put together a fascinating timeline of the firm’s history as part of celebrations to mark its 175th anniversary.

Restructuring measures involve a total of 462 positions

UPM plans further cut to continental paper capacity

UPM has announced plans to cull 270,000 tonnes of uncoated mechanical paper capacity with the closure of one of its mills in Germany, along with streamlining at some of its other operations.

Choice of two presses

Gibbons in frame for Ancient House web

One of the two web offset presses at shuttered Ancient House Press appears likely to find a new home in the West Midlands.

Overstated turnover

Personalised book boss barred

The boss of a creative illustration business producing personalised books has been disqualified for abuse of the Bounce Back Loan scheme.