News

The BPIF has launched its Climate Change Levy (CCL) scheme, which aims to reduce the Governments energy levies on the printing industry by 80%. <br><br>

A cash crisis at US-based pre-press and digital print group Unidigital will not affect its UK subsidiary Elements, according to group commercial director Ian Randell.

WAM!NET is set to cut jobs due to high overheads and is relocating its service team to London. <br><br>

Clifford Frost has been bought out of administrative receivership for an undisclosed sum by Cardiff-based Astec Press. Clifford Frost will retain its name and operate as a division of Astec Press....

The father of Dean Allen, the 13.8m jackpot-winning former Glentex Litho machine minder, has refuted claims that his son's good luck added to the firm's demise. <br><br>

In-a-Flap Envelope Company Ltd has been wound up at the High Court in London, owing creditors in excess of 1m. <br><br>

NCS Group has formed an alliance with Alwan Colour Expertise covering colour management services. <br><br>

Another 100 print jobs are at risk after two linked Essex firms fell into administrative receivership. <br><br>

SE Labels parent group, Rieber & Son, has decided to sell off the labels division and concentrate on its core business, food. <br><br>

New target levels of recycled waste paper within newsprint have been agreed by the government, manufacturers and newspaper publishers.

Coulorgen has signed a deal with Epson to distribute its large-format digital printers to the graphic arts market.

Bridlington-based Burton Group has become a distributor for the Flytec range of pharmaceutical label inspection equipment.

The Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) is to spend 1m on a billboard and magazine insert campaign against the distribution deal between Tesco and W.H. Smith.

Paperback printer Mackays of Chatham is keeping the industry guessing on rumours its up for sale. <br><br>

Long-serving Sonicon boss Phil Judd has parted company with the Impac Group. <br><br>