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Unite members at Communisis’ cheque operations base in Crewe have voted in favour of strike action after rejecting an offer from the company to resolve a pay dispute.

Grafenia has switched to what it says is a more environmentally friendly laminate for all its products as it looks to further bolster its green credentials.

Royal Mail is to appeal a £50m fine imposed by Ofcom for breach of competition law.

Harper Adams University has completed its first year-long course in packaging design, styling and innovation for the food sector.

Finishing specialist Alchemy Coatings has been placed into administration but its sister company Silk Hat Greetings has adopted the trading name and will continue trading the business.

Overmatter has heard about a few printing industry folk performing heroics over the years in order to extricate clients from sticky spots.

For a short-lived moment in the middle of the summer, football fans across England truly believed it could be coming home.

YM Group is poised to roll out a new paper wrapping option for catalogue and magazine customers who want to move away from polywrap.

PrintBig has installed a new Agfa Anapurna H3200i LED flatbed to do the work of three machines in a bid to boost productivity by up to 40%.

Smurfit Kappa has joined the paper advocacy group Two Sides.

Midland Regional Printers (MRP) will bring laminating services in-house later this year after investing £250,000 in new kit from Swedish manufacturer Lamina System.

A further chunk of LWC paper capacity is set to disappear from the European market after Burgo announced plans to convert one of its paper machines to container board.

Northamptonshire County Council’s approval of a stringent cuts proposal to save £70m has proven cause for concern among local print businesses.

Kodak has put its fast-growing Flexographic Packaging Division up for sale as it strives to find a solution to looming debt repayments.

Leeds Die Cutting (LDC) has enhanced its perfect binding and folding/creasing capabilities with the addition of two new Horizon machines from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS).