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The Stationers’ Company elects new master
A former CEO of the British Coatings Federation has been elected as Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers.

Specialist papermaker shuttered
A historic French papermaker has become the latest European mill to be shuttered in a seismic period for the trade.

Durham Box acquired by Logson Group
Independent corrugated packaging supplier The Logson Group has acquired a majority shareholding in packaging and PoS printer Durham Box.

Matthews joins Fujifilm dream team
Chris Matthews has joined Fujifilm as the business builds a fresh team to handle its expanded digital press offering.

Industry celebrates its Rising Stars
The Printing Charity lauded the industry’s bright young things at its annual Rising Stars Awards reception at the House of Lords.

Cepac Darlington workers to strike for 10 days
Unionised workers at Cepac’s site in Darlington are set to strike over 10 days between July and September in a dispute over pay.

Clinical Print Finishers secures R&D funding for gluer invention
Clinical Print Finishers (CPF) has secured £74,000 in tax relief for its in-house development of a specialised folder-gluer.

Flexible packaging first for Fujifilm
Fujifilm has begun the first beta site installation of its new Jet Press FP790 inkjet press for flexible packaging in EMEA – and it’s in the UK.

Crystal Amber ups De La Rue investment
Crystal Amber Fund has upped its stake in De La Rue and could now be the biggest investor in the group.

MBO at Blackwell Print
A Norfolk printing company with a history stretching back to 1870 has changed ownership via a management buyout.

KJS celebrates 25th birthday and invests
KJS We Are Direct Mail has celebrated 25 years in business in a month that has also seen it install 70 solar panels.

Mondi completes sale of three Russian converting ops
Mondi has completed the sale of its three Russian packaging converting operations to the Gotek Group for a total consideration of RUB 1.6bn (£14m).

Revealed: massive shortfall at Futurama
Futurama would have needed a cash injection of £3m to keep going, and its collapse into administration has resulted in a total estimated shortfall of more than £6m.

Government engages with print and paper at No 10
The IPIA has participated in a joint delegation to No 10 Downing Street to advocate for the print, paper, and packaging industries.

Unlikely trio top June’s listicle
What do a retired punk and a popular YouTuber have in common with a devastating mail facility fire? They were all in the top three most-read stories in our listicle for June. Read on to catch-up on...