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Cepac Darlington workers to strike for 10 days
Unionised workers at Cepac’s site in Darlington are set to strike over 10 days between July and September in a dispute over pay.
Clinical Print Finishers secures R&D funding for gluer invention
Clinical Print Finishers (CPF) has secured £74,000 in tax relief for its in-house development of a specialised folder-gluer.
Flexible packaging first for Fujifilm
Fujifilm has begun the first beta site installation of its new Jet Press FP790 inkjet press for flexible packaging in EMEA – and it’s in the UK.
Crystal Amber ups De La Rue investment
Crystal Amber Fund has upped its stake in De La Rue and could now be the biggest investor in the group.
MBO at Blackwell Print
A Norfolk printing company with a history stretching back to 1870 has changed ownership via a management buyout.
KJS celebrates 25th birthday and invests
KJS We Are Direct Mail has celebrated 25 years in business in a month that has also seen it install 70 solar panels.
Mondi completes sale of three Russian converting ops
Mondi has completed the sale of its three Russian packaging converting operations to the Gotek Group for a total consideration of RUB 1.6bn (£14m).
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.
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. mulls sale
A ‘for sale’ sign has been hoisted over London business freesheet City A.M. as the company looks to its “next chapter”.
PCP appoints new MD
Precision Colour Printing (PCP) has a new managing director, with commercial director Nick Evans stepping up into the role.
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 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.
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.