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Reduced carbon footprint and recyclable

Koehler Paper lauds pasta pack success

Italian organic pasta company Astrabio has teamed with Koehler Paper to use flexible packaging paper rather than plastic for packs.

Abbey Marketing Communications (pictured in 2016) operated from premises in Great Dunmow. Image: Google Maps
Marketing services company

Abbey Marketing Communications in liquidation

Abbey Marketing Communications and connected company Spirit DM have gone into liquidation.

Filmed themselves starting fire

Two guilty after blaze at former Communisis site

Two yobs who caused massive disruption after setting fire to the former Communisis factory in Crewe have pleaded guilty to arson.

'Business streamlining'

MCC responds over Cwmbran closure plans

Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) has moved to reassure customers and employees following the shock news that it plans to close its flagship plant in South Wales.

Aintaoui: "We’ve been able to make strategic investments with a long-term view"
Record-breaking growth

MBA Group celebrates 40th birthday with £130m revenue milestone

MBA Group is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with record-breaking growth for the company, which is projecting revenue of £130m for 2025.

Hoyle (2nd L): This major investment is creating high-quality jobs
New rotary plate engraver and £1m press

Pincroft welcomes MPs for ribbon-cutting ceremony

Military fabric printer Pincroft today (7 February) welcomed the speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, and minister for defence procurement and industry, Maria Eagle, for a ribbon-cutting...

Acorn’s current site will ultimately become the company’s litho plant
Impacted by weakening market

Acorn Press Swindon and MPD Offset cease trading

Acorn Press Swindon and MPD Offset have ceased trading, with all 59 employees made redundant.

Work will move to continent

MCC to close Cwmbran site

Print employment in Wales has been dealt another blow with news that Multi-Color Corporation plans to close its loss-making site in Cwmbran.

Left to right: Chris Page welcomed by IFS technical sales director Jason Seaber, and Tim Clifton shakes hands with Eric Keane
Increasingly sophisticated systems

IFS boosts team with key hires

Intelligent Finishing Systems has added two key hires on the back of growing demand for complex, automated post-press systems.

Knockout has been experimenting with different applications since the Nexus' arrival in October
2.5x1.6m Nexus installed

Knockout Print ups the cut with Vivid Veloblade install

Kent-based digital and wide-format specialist Knockout Print has installed a brand-new 2.5x1.6m Vivid Veloblade Nexus 2516 at its Matfield facility, east of Tunbridge Wells.

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Fastest decline among manufacturing sectors

Global print industry jobs to fall 20% in next five years

The global print industry will see its headcount shrink by 20% over the next five years, according to a report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) – but industry figures have said a decline in jobs...

Hollywood Monster will deliver print including banners, signage, wayfinding, and bespoke event graphics
Preferred print partner

Hollywood Monster secures print partnership with NEC Group

Hollywood Monster has secured a new print and signage partnership with the NEC Group, which manages multiple venues across the Midlands including the UK’s largest exhibition venue, the NEC.

Accelerates growth

UPM Raflatac snaps up Metamark

UPM Raflatac has made another significant acquisition with a £146m deal to take over UK manufacturer Metamark.

Continued investment

Linney sticks with Iridesse for digital refresh

Linney has refreshed the digital printing setup at its Quadrant business with a new Xerox Iridesse.

Firm is world's largest commercial banknote printer

Interest in De La Rue hots up as more potential buyers emerge

The ongoing saga over the future ownership of De La Rue has entered a new phase, with the group kicking off a formal sale process after receiving “preliminary approaches” from more than one potential...