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IPIA Spring Networking Lunch details revealed
The IPIA will host its first physical event of the year, the Spring Networking Lunch, at sky restaurant Orelle in Birmingham on 14 June.
Update awaited in Royal Mail dispute
An imminent update is expected from the CWU today as negotiations with Royal Mail over the long-running dispute continue to drag on.
Sappi's mega mill sale is off
Sappi’s deal to sell three European mills to Aurelius Group is off after the transaction failed to complete.
De La Rue chairman stands down
De La Rue chairman Kevin Loosemore has resigned after a torrid period for the group and a campaign by activist investor Crystal Amber Fund to oust him from the role.
Midland Regional Printers backs optimism with £450k die-cutter order
Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has ordered a new Sanwa 1060 SCB Axia blanking and die-cutting machine, to be installed in September 2023.
Deadline set for Deanprint bids
Bids for the historic Deanprint business need to be in by next week and a meeting of creditors has been called for Manchester Printers Ltd as the troubled group continues to unravel, with accounts for...
Jobs at risk as Mondi refocuses Neusiedler mill
Mondi is investing to optimise the performance of the operation at its Neusiedler uncoated fine paper mill in Austria, with job losses expected.
Firm fined after forklift incident
A specialist supplier to the industry has been fined £600,000 after an employee’s leg was crushed by a forklift truck.
Production strike at Saica’s Manchester paper mill
Production staff at Saica Paper UK’s Partington factory have voted to strike over pay and conditions.
Avery Dennison turns to Carbon Trust
Avery Dennison has teamed with the Carbon Trust to improve its environmental impact measurement and reporting systems.
De La Rue shares tank after another profit warning
Shares in De La Rue immediately lost more than a third of their value after the struggling group issued a trading update that contained yet another profit warning, along with an admission that it is...
Stora Enso to halve capacity at Anjala book paper mill
Stora Enso will consolidate its book paper production and permanently close one of its two paper machines at its Anjala mill in Finland.
Graham Harris retires
Printing industry inventor and Tech-ni-Fold founder Graham Harris has retired after 43 years in the industry, with his son and daughter taking over at the family-owned firm.
Hybrid Software Group reports on 2022
Hybrid Software Group has reported a dip in its revenue and pre-tax profit for 2022, despite a strong showing in its Printing Software and Enterprise Software segments.
Super-Wide Digital commits to dye-sub with clean conscience
Lancashire wide-format trade printer Super-Wide Digital (SWD) has installed an Agfa Avinci CX3200 dye sublimation printer, the firm’s second Agfa machine.