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More UK companies become Carbon Balanced Printers
A trio of UK print companies have become newly certified Carbon Balanced Printers and will have their annual carbon emissions offset by the World Land Trust.

New JV for Heidelberg and Masterwork
Heidelberg has deepened its relationship with major shareholder Masterwork Group through a new joint venture for the production of parts in China.

Whistl acquires Clientbase
Delivery management group Whistl has acquired Clientbase Fulfilment and Contact Centre, its third transaction in the e-commerce fulfilment and contact centre sector.

Webmart launches Christmas game with charity prize
Webmart has kicked off the festive season with the launch of a new game that will see it donate £5,000 to charity.

CCM launches major outdoor campaign for PPE brand
CCM Group has gone live with an outdoor advertising campaign for its consumer brand Trusted PPE that it said is believed to be the largest outdoor campaign to go live this year in the public personal...

Arcadia: print supplier exposure not clear
Arcadia’s collapse into administration appears likely to leave its remaining print suppliers out of pocket, although some had already stopped printing for the troubled group and there are hopes that...

Another rogue magazine publisher shut down in Liverpool
The High Court in Manchester has wound up another rogue magazine publisher based in Liverpool, following a spate of similar cases in the city and surrounding areas over the past 18 months.

Printing Expo opens virtual doors
Online exhibition Printing Expo has gone live with its first tranche of exhibitors.

KNP Litho boosts firepower with Xerox and Vivid spend
KNP Litho has invested in a Xerox Iridesse digital press and a brace of finishing machines from Vivid Laminating Technologies to enhance its service offering.

Reach updates on trading
Reach has described print circulations as “resilient” in a trading update ahead of its year-end results, but there’s no update on its print plant rationalisation plans as yet.

Precision Proco acquires fine art specialist WKG
Precision Proco Group has acquired WKG Print, formerly Witherbys, as it continues its plans for growth.

Printers get involved with 10th Black Friday
A raft of printers across the country have launched special offers and discounts on products and services as they embrace the 10th Black Friday event.

Ofcom: 'Universal Service could be reduced to five days'
Reducing the Royal Mail’s obligation to deliver post from six days a week to five would “still reflect postal users’ reasonable needs” according to Ofcom, in a new report published just as some DM...

Printing inks sales down as Covid-19 and Brexit hits confidence
Confidence has started to return to the UK coatings, printing inks and wallcoverings industries after an uncertain year, but it is still weaker than average and sales are down year-on-year, according...

Grafenia posts 'lockdown' results
Grafenia has described its half-year results as an “interim lockdown statement” with sales down, but three acquisitions made along with investment in services that it hopes will pay off in future.