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Floods hit northern printers in overnight downpour
A number of printers across parts of northern England are counting the cost of the heavy rain and floodwaters that have resulted in people needing to be rescued, roads being blocked and rail routes...
Earth Overshoot Day: printers urged to hail sector sustainability
Pro Carton has urged the carton and wider print sector to push the benefits of paper- and cartonboard-based packaging materials to highlight the sustainability crisis marked by Earth Overshoot Day.
Stanley Lane finds further fame
Octogenarian artisan printer Stanley Lane's search for a successor received a further boost this week with an appearance on Radio 4’s The Untold.
K&B boss derides competitor price cuts
Koenig & Bauer’s chief executive has taken a very public side swipe at price cutting by competitors – naming Heidelberg, Bobst and Komori – in the group’s half-year results.
CCM’s three Peeks set for Three Peaks Challenge
Three directors from print management company CCM Print are gearing up to complete the Three Peaks Challenge in support of the Cancer Research charity.
Vogue uses silver and neon for September issue
Windles Group has printed the covers for Vogue’s landmark September issue, the first covers the group has printed for the upmarket publisher.
TI, Kelsey and Hearst all make paper wrap moves
The shift to paper wrapping in favour of polywrapping is gathering pace, with three major publishers opting to make switches, including venerable weekly Country Life moving to paper wrap for its...
Positive partners with Colouration
Positive Images UK and Colouration have partnered to form a new larger print group.
Printing ink pioneer passes away
German ink pioneer Rudolf Epple has died at the age of 93 following a short illness.
DIS Group kicks off major partnership with Wolves FC
DIS Group is bringing its expertise in football stadium graphics back home, scoring an ongoing contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
Monotype to be acquired by private equity firm
Global typeface giant Monotype Imaging Holdings is set to be acquired by private equity firm HGGC.
Antalis sales slip in H1
Antalis has announced a drop in sales and profits for the first half of the year, with no further news as yet on its search for a new shareholder to take over Sequana’s majority stake in the...
Reach chief executive Simon Fox to step down
Simon Fox will step down as chief executive of publishing group Reach next month.
Family and friends pay respects to J Thomson folder operator
Tributes have been paid by friends and family to J Thomson Colour Printers folder operator Gregor Gibbons, after a body was found in Glasgow on Friday (26 July).
Tributes paid to Screen's Brian Filler
Industry friends and colleagues are mourning Brian Filler, the former president of Screen Europe, who has died aged 69.