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Walstead trims shifts at Bicester
Walstead has instigated plans to reduce headcount at its Bicester site on the back of reduced volumes.
Tradeprint to absorb Exaprint UK brand
Exaprint UK is to be absorbed into its partner brand Tradeprint as part of a strategy to refocus and expand the two entities’ services to their customer bases.
Arcane revamps variable data setup with Amica install
Arcane Direct Marketing has invested in an Amica Morpho 216UV variable data inkjet system to increase the sophistication and flexibility of its direct mail output.
Castle revamps press hall with Rapida 106
Castle Colour Packaging is to install a seven-colour Rapida 106 with coater from Koenig & Bauer as a key component of its upgrade cycle.
Printster launches personalised Valentine’s wrap
Personalised print specialist Printster has launched a new product aimed at the Valentine’s gift market that enables customers to use photos of their own faces to create unique wrapping paper for...
Blake reshores production ahead of Brexit
Blake Envelopes has invested £2.7m to establish its most extensive production facility in the UK.
Blackmore recognised in Kodak sustainability awards
Shaftesbury, Dorset-based printer Blackmore has been recognised in the 2018 Kodak Sonora Plate Green Leaf Awards.
Digital growth outpacing print in ad expenditure report
A growing advertising market is starting to become less dependent on print as a shift to digital characterises the latest industry research.
YM Group appoints Ezzy to business development role
YM Group has bolstered its business development team with the appointment of former GI Solutions managing director Alistair Ezzy.
Deltor takes B1 Komori to respond to market
Deltor Communications has invested in a Komori GL-540 with coater to boost its B1 capacity as demand from clients and trade continues to grow.
Print and paper firms rated as leaders on climate action
A number of companies in the print, pulp, paper and forest sectors have been rated as global leaders on corporate climate action by non-profit global environmental disclosure platform CDP.
Bristol Labels invests in HP following MBO
Bristol Labels has kicked off 2019 under new management and with a new HP Indigo 6900 digital label press.
Printers Against Plastic campaign launched by ABC
ABC Imaging has taken environmental matters into its own hands with the launch of its new Printers Against Plastic initiative.
Pepper installs solar panels
Plymouth printer Pepper Communications has installed an array of solar PV panels onto the roof of its 2,800sqm premises in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint and save on energy costs.
Future unclear for Hélio Charleroi
Circle Media Group’s Hélio Charleroi gravure printing business has filed for bankruptcy.