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Two Sides signs up three new members
Print and paper advocacy group Two Sides has welcomed a trio of new members – CPI, the Sheet Plant Association, and Greener Mail.

Law Print sold to Thai packaging group
Print and packaging management company Law Print has been sold to Thai packaging group SCG Packaging (SCGP).

Lloyds takes 'precautionary step' over paper statements
Lloyds Bank has taken the unusual step of switching some customer to online statements because of unspecified issues with issuing normal paper statements – apparently connected to problems at its...

JICMail launches Discovery 3.0 and highlights best practice cases
JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, launched the latest update to its Discovery tool while users shared ways they use the data at a breakfast event held in London yesterday (1 November).

Gill Tress celebrates 40 years at SF Taylor
Gill Tress, business services director at commercial printer SF Taylor, has celebrated her 40th year at the 97-year-old Stockport firm.

Packaging supply chain “old fashioned”, say half of e-commerce firms
E-commerce companies in the UK are losing an average of £150,000 annually to packaging waste, according to a new report, with half calling the packaging supply chain “old fashioned.”

Nick Gee to retire next year
Denmaur co-founder Nick Gee will retire at the end of the firm’s current financial year, after four decades at the paper and board merchant.

Imageco completes hiring round
Imageco, the Leeds wide-format printer, has completed a hiring round that expanded the firm by 20% to 24.

Printing United 'will continue to raise the bar'
Printing United Expo has “set a new benchmark for the printing industry” according to show organisers who have declared the show a resounding success.

Next buys Vivid digital cutter
British retail giant Next has invested in a Veloblade Nexus digital cutting table and Zip Core Packaging Suite from Vivid Laminating Technologies.

CMS to install fourth CMC paper wrap machine
Central Mailing Services (CMS) has invested close to £1m on its fourth CMC paper wrap machine to boost its capacity and capabilities.

Reel Appeal doubles capacity with Durst Tau
Trade label printer Reel Appeal bought a brand-new Durst Tau RSCi at Brussels’ Labelexpo event, effectively doubling the company’s print capacity.

Footprint steps up acquisition strategy with rebrand
Southampton-based commercial printer Footprint South has rebranded as Footprint, and folded in its sister company FPS Digital in preparation for an aggressive expansion strategy.

Fespa goes live with 2024 campaign
The straplines for Fespa Global Print Expo 2024 and its co-located events have been revealed.

Heidelberg joins UN sustainable business scheme
Heidelberg has signed up to the United Nation’s Global Compact scheme for sustainable and responsible corporate governance.