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The winning art competition entry by Sienna
Surplus art and print materials requested

Wishesjust4you calls for industry support to help children with life-limiting illnesses

A non-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) dedicated to bringing creativity and joy to children with life-limiting illnesses and disabilities has called on printers and paper merchants to donate...

Staff find jobs in solvent closure

Meshtex sells up in orderly exit

Cheshire fabric and wallpaper printer Meshtex Limited has sold its intellectual property, kit and goodwill as it prepares for an orderly wind-down later this month.

Return to growth after two years

Direct mail advertising spend jumps 13%

Direct mail advertising spend returned to growth in the third quarter of 2024, beating the country’s overall average of advertising spend of 9.7%, according to the latest figures from the Advertising...

Girls Who Print will host an International Women’s Day Conference on 7 March
Now in its seventh year

Print HERstory Month returning in March

Next month will mark the return of Print HERstory Month, an annual celebration dedicated to amplifying women’s voices in the printing industry that coincides with Women’s History Month.

Strong Q4 anticipated

Heidelberg's order book swells in Q3

Heidelberg is expecting a strong end to its financial year on the back of incoming orders up 8.3% in Q3.

iCE HT300 three-knife trimmer installed

Bluestar sharpens up production with Horizon trimmer

Bluestar Print Finishers has installed a brand-new Horizon iCE HT300 three-knife trimmer, clearing a bottleneck on its guillotine and boosting its trimming capacity by 25%.

Fibre focus

New packaging alliance formed

A new alliance has been formed to champion the merits of fibre-based packaging amid “a critical time” for waste and recycling policies in the UK.

The Ask Agency established

Former Acorn employees launch print agency

A print agency founded by two former employees of Swindon’s shuttered Acorn Press has been met with a wave of enthusiasm after launching just a day after Acorn officially ceased trading.

Firm went into liquidation with a total deficiency of more than £150k
Firm subsequently went into liquidation

FD disqualified over false invoices

The finance director of a pre-media business has received a lengthy ban after raising false invoices that totalled more than £325,000.

Jardine: "There is plenty in the survey to be positive about"
Slow but steady improvement in 2024

Industry confidence down despite positive Q4 output

Industry confidence slipped in Q4 and subsequently order and output expectations for Q1 have flatlined while confidence for Q1 has nosedived, despite output and orders in Q4 more-or-less performing as...

Investment at the Oulu site in Finland is progressing on schedule
Large adjusted EBIT increases

Stora Enso marks carbon reduction milestone; reports on Q4 and full-year

Stora Enso has reported that, by the end of 2024, it achieved a 53% reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 emissions, surpassing the target of a 50% reduction by 2030 from the 2019 base year.

Print apprenticeship completion rates are above the national average
Raising awareness of opportunities

BPIF Training highlights Apprenticeship Champion Network

Marking the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2025, BPIF Training has revealed more information about its Apprenticeship Champion Network.

Solvent sale to focus on core business

Customark acquires Goldcrest from ESP

Industrial labelling firm Customark has acquired eight-person labelling operation Goldcrest (Adhesive) Products from Handel Group, the parent company of Swindon’s ESP Colour.

The tool calculates the impact of each material selected, its printing, installation, and transportation
Provided at no extra cost

Moss claims UK first with Carbon Calculator launch

Moss UK has launched a new Carbon Calculator, which provides an accurate and fully verified Carbon Emissions Report for each graphics and branding project commissioned by its clients.

Products are new to UK market

Scalderhurst and April in new partnership

Scalderhurst has become the exclusive distributor of April folding boxboard products in the UK and Ireland.