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L-R: Anthony Donnelly, Jonathan Nagle, Richard Rankin and Gareth Rylands
Deeply rooted in Cumbrian heritage

MBO team takes helm at Reeds

Long-standing Cumbrian commercial and signage printer H&H Reeds has been acquired by an MBO team.

(L-R) Printify's Anastasija Oleinika and Printful's Alex Saltonstall
Latvian founded tech companies combine

Printful and Printify to merge

Printful and Printify, two technology platforms founded in Latvia that enable customers to build e-commerce businesses using production-on-demand, are merging.

Rollout begins with own-brand products

JD Williams owner adopts dissolvable garment bags

Online retail group N Brown has switched to dissolvable packaging for its garment bags in a move that is expected to cut its use of conventional plastics by 44%.

FDM Document Solutions is based in Canning Town, London
Preferred supplier

FDM Document Solutions appointed to G-Cloud 14 government framework

Print and mailing company FDM Document Solutions has been appointed to the G-Cloud 14 (lot 2) UK government framework.

'One of life’s genuinely good men'

Tributes paid to Tom Pindar

Tom Pindar OBE DL, third-generation printer and champion of all things Scarborough, has died aged 96.

Oldfield: "The Impala is revolutionising our large-format production processes"
2.5×2m flatbed

Print On quintuples print speed with SwissQprint install

Print On has installed a SwissQprint Impala to transform its large-format operations, in the process speeding up its print output by five times.

Mondi's protective mailer is made with fluted inserts to guard the contents against impact
Collaboration with Amazon

Mondi unveils plastic-free protective mailer

Sustainable packaging manufacturer Mondi has unveiled a new protective mailer that can take the place of bubble-wrapped parcels.

Whyte: "It's very exciting"
Andrew Whyte takes reins

MBO at LT Print Group ensures smooth transition

Andrew Whyte, managing director of Wirral commercial printer LT Print Group, has overseen a smooth transition at the firm following former owner Bob McWilliams’ post-handover retirement in September...

The viewing offered a chance to see one of very few surviving copies of the so called ‘Wicked Bible’
Educational day in Yorkshire

Northern Stationers see historic print and more in York

A group of Northern Stationers and other guests viewed a raft of books – some dating back over 500 years – as well as other documents and ephemeral print at an event in York on Friday (1 November).

Supporting growth in new and existing markets

WTTB backs digital intentions with new e-commerce specialist

WTTB, formerly known as Where The Trade Buys, has taken on a new e-commerce consultant to support the growth of its digital offering.

Investment in e-commerce fulfilment

Whistl expands fulfilment reach with £6m warehouse expansion

Logistics and e-commerce fulfilment company Whistl has revealed it will expand its package and parcel fulfilment reach with a £6m investment in its Lutterworth facility in Leicestershire.

Print industry overlooking huge potential of neurodivergent staff

Print companies may be missing out on major benefits by not properly supporting their neurodivergent staff – and many print bosses are seemingly unaware about neurodivergent conditions.

Bates (R): the Lamina's accuracy was a key selling point
Lamina Fasline arrived in September

MRP invests £1.8m in new press and mounter

Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has invested £1.8m in new kit, including a two-year-old Heidelberg XL 106 and a brand-new Lamina Fasline laminator.

Tame: "It remains vital that these misleading messages are challenged"
Over 2,800 organisations challenged globally

Two Sides reports rising greenwash cases and campaign success

Two Sides said it has now challenged over 2,800 organisations globally who were found to be communicating greenwashing messages to their customers – with cases rising as organisations focus...

Ruddocks' composition room in May 1956 - a date closer to today than to Ruddocks' foundation
Founded in 1884

Ruddocks celebrates 140 years

Lincoln-based commercial printer and creative agency Ruddocks celebrated its 140th anniversary in October, with managing director Paul Banton saying the team was “incredibly excited about the...