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Blake Envelopes sends aid to Ukrainian refugees
Blake Envelopes has joined forces with School in a Bag and Rapid Relief Team to send 352 school bags and 5,300 meals to the Ukrainian border.
Grafenia sells manufacturing wing to focus on software
Grafenia has exited manufacturing after selling its Works Manchester wide-format and commercial print production hub to PFI Group in a £3m-plus deal, while CEO Peter Gunning has stepped down with...
Royal Mail to increase prices and slash costs due to inflation
Royal Mail has said it will need to raise its prices and cut costs due to rising inflation and weak economic growth.
Smurfit Kappa becomes vegan certified
Smurfit Kappa said it has become the world’s first packaging company to become vegan certified after obtaining the Vegan Society trademark.
Fedrigoni continues on growth path
The Fedrigoni Group has reported turnover of €1.76bn (£1.48bn) in its results for the 12-month period to March 2022.
Hulley hails the printing press as he steps down at Clays
Clays CEO Paul Hulley has retired after 12 years running the UK’s biggest single site book printer.
Inflation: printers “hammered from all directions”
Printers have reported price increases well beyond headline figures, as consumer inflation rises to its highest point in 40 years.
Tributes paid to industry veteran Eric Gardener
Colleagues and customers are mourning the loss of FSC and PEFC chain of custody expert Eric Gardener, who has died.
Kornit plans fashion industry revolution with with digital print
Kornit Digital said it plans to transform the fashion industry’s supply chain and dramatically reduce waste by enabling printers to target local markets.
Stora sells Russian packaging operations
Stora Enso has divested its three corrugated packaging plants in Russia.
Macfarlane gobbles up PackMann in strategic acquisition
Macfarlane Group has acquired German company PackMann Gesellschaft für Verpackungen und Dienstleistungen in a strategic move for the business.
Adare SEC wins Calor contract extension
Adare SEC has been awarded a five-year contract extension with gas supplier Calor for the provision of transactional communication production and expertise.
Essentra adds Landa S10 in UK first
Essentra has become the first UK packaging printer to adopt Landa’s Nanographic digital printing technology after investing in an S10 press.
RM research finds consumers want choice over their comms
New research from Royal Mail Marketreach has found that the majority of consumers (83%) want the choice about whether to receive communications by mail or email.
Heinz trials paper bottle for iconic ketchup
Heinz is planning to trial a paper-based, recyclable Tomato Ketchup bottle as part of an array of initiatives to reduce its environmental footprint.