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Platinum Print eyes carbon neutral first

Yorkshire-based print and design specialist Platinum Print has recently bought a Renault 100% electric Kangoo Van Z.E, as part of its campaign to become the first carbon neutral print operation in the...

Collaboration is key: printers that make transparency pay through peer-to-peer learning

You may wish to protect 'trade secrets', but open discussions with competitors - like those planned at Dscoop next week - can prove rewarding

Bezier confirms restructure

Administrators from Deloitte have been appointed at Bezier's Wakefield and Leicester sites, as part of a large-scale restructuring of the 49m turnover group.

Star product Taopix Portfolio 3.3

Taopix has given the latest version of its photo products suite a thorough makeover and a host of new features to improve usability

No price changes from Metsa following 25% profit boost

Metsa Group has said that it expects "no significant price changes" to its uncoated paper, liner and folding boxboard (FBB) expected in the coming months, while coated paper prices are expected to...

Lincolnshire printer counting the cost of devastating fire

A fire which broke out at a printer in Lincolnshire over the weekend has written off millions of pounds worth of kit and brought business to standstill.

Garnett Dickinson bolsters Mailing division with new MD

Catalogue and DM group Garnett Dickinson (GD) has appointed Carl Garnett as managing director of GD Mailing, and Ian Maxted has joined the business development team as sales executive at GD Print.

Print industry news roundup: AGI-Shorewood, MPI, UPM, Chesapeake, Display Signs

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: AGI-Shorewood to close Swindon site; Judge slams conduct of MPI pair; UPM sells Stracel...

Bezier status unclear

The trading status of Bezier is unclear, amid reports that parts of the group are poised to go into administration.

Silveredge brings PUR binding inhouse

Commercial printer Silveredge has taken on additional staff following the installation of a Morgana DigiBook 150 PUR perfect binder.

Benford UV technology enters Canada

UK manufacturer Benford UV has claimed to have "broken" Canada with a triple installation for its first customers in the country.

UPM sells Stracel to shrink unprofitable paper business

UPM has agreed the sale of its Stracel mill as the group announced it had made a EUR 1.6bn (1.4bn) operating loss in Q4 2012.

Paperlinx's Philippa Charlton exits in latest job cuts

Paperlinx's marketing director Philippa Charlton has left the company along with a number of others as the paper merchant realises the workforce reduction it proposed in November.

Wyndeham invests in Gait following increase in colour work

Wyndeham Group has invested 300,000 to upgrade the printing and bindery equipment at its Gait operation in Grimsby.

Pixartprinting fine-tunes UK website

Pan European web-to-print specialist Pixartprinting has revamped its UK website adding new features to improve menu visibility and purchase budgeting.