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Needham celebrates 60th anniversary with personalisation push
Ink and laser manufacturer The Needham Group has celebrated its 60th year in business.
Spingold ups the ante with Horizon die-cutter install
Spingold Design & Print has installed a new Horizon RD-4055DM dual cylinder rotary die-cutter to help expand capacity after growing its card-making business significantly over the past few years.
Kall Kwik branch marks 40 years under same owner
Kall Kwik’s branch in Great Titchfield Street, London has marked 40 years of trading and attributed its longevity and profitability to its customer service, insight, and foresight.
Print making progress on wellbeing
The Printing Charity CEO Neil Lovell has praised the industry’s progress on mental health and wellbeing issues, while warning that print still has real room for improvement.
De La Rue finds new chair
De La Rue has appointed Clive Whiley as its new non-executive chairman, favouring him over alternative candidates put forward by leading shareholders.
Hollywood Monster buys Sygnet in pre-pack
Birmingham wide-format and trade printer Hollywood Monster has acquired Leicester-based Sygnet Group from administration, taking the company to a combined turnover of £12m.
Metsä Board to begin negotiations on possible temporary layoffs
Metsä Board is set to initiate change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs for its paperboard and BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) mills in Finland.
Royal Mail: improving quality of service is 'top priority'
Royal Mail has again called for “major reform” of the USO after posting a £1bn operating loss – reduced to a mere £419m, or £8m a week – on an adjusted basis.
First Revoria customer revealed
Scotland’s Loxley Colour is set to install the UK’s first Fujifilm Revoria digital press after signing up for a top-of-the-range PC1120 model.
Industry contracted in Q1 as output and order levels fell
The first quarter of 2023 turned out to be more challenging than expected for the UK’s printing and printed packaging industry, according to the BPIF’s latest Printing Outlook report.
Futurama in administration
Futurama is in administration amid a wall of silence from PFI Group about the situation at the business.
Two Sides welcomes Springfield and HP plus new director
Two Sides has added paper supplier Springfield Papers and manufacturer HP as members and welcomed a new director to its senior team.
Very Displays bolsters dye-sub operation with Agfa install
Display graphics and hardware trade supplier Very Displays has added an Agfa Avinci CX3200 roll-to-roll dye-sub press to its lineup.
PFI Group posts loss after massive writedown
A falling out at PFI Group has resulted in the abrupt departure of four directors at one of its subsidiaries, with the group also making related impairment charges of more than £4m.
Ofcom launches Royal Mail performance probe
It never rains but it pours for Royal Mail, which is now under investigation by Ofcom over its failure to meet delivery targets.