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“If I wasn’t so f*cking angry, I’d laugh”: Boundless delays author payments
Boundless, the post-pre-pack reincarnation of crowd-funded publisher Unbound, will delay paying owed royalties to authors until it is “cash stable”, according to The Bookseller.

CWU negotiations continue, EP Group appoints new UK advisor
Negotiations between the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) and Royal Mail over pay, working conditions and the Universal Service Obligation (USO) have entered their sixth week ahead of Royal Mail’s...

Marketing heavyweights champion direct mail in new Marketreach campaign
Marketreach has launched the latest iteration of its B2B advertising campaign, Totally Mailed It.

Heidelberg re-enters VLF market
Heidelberg has sensationally returned to the VLF litho press market through a new partnership with Manroland Sheetfed.

Industry pays tribute to passionate print advocate Jo Lloyd
Tributes have been paid to print business expert Jo Lloyd, who passed away aged 62 on 23 May, after a long illness.

Paragon acquires Service Graphics
Paragon has purchased Service Graphics from both firms' parent, Grenadier Holdings, in a deal that it said would expand its marketing services capabilities.

Fespa 2025 visitor numbers revealed
Fespa has revealed that more than 14,000 unique visitors attended this year’s Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo, and Personalisation Experience events in Berlin last month.

New owner for national institution dominates May's most read
For the second time in a row, historic changes at Royal Mail topped the month's most read which also featured the usual mix of insolvency tales and high profile news, and this month the sad passing of...

Design Group agrees $1 deal to offload US wing
Shares in IG Design Group soared after it announced an agreement to sell its $500m (£371.4m) turnover Americas division to Hilco Capital.

Reflections leaves seven-figure shortfall
Reflections Print Finishers had a total estimated deficiency of more than £3m when it collapsed, according to the latest report related to its liquidation.

Celloglas fires up new B1 foiler
Celloglas has boosted its B1 foiling capacity with a new Guowang device installed at its Leicester site.

Print Team futureproofs with new Mimaki
Print Team (Dorset) has taken on a Mimaki CJV330-160 printer/cutter to enhance its production.

Cadbury plays it cool with colour-changing print
Cadbury has launched a range of limited-edition Dairy Milk ‘Summer Edition’ bars in colour-changing packaging, in a playful debate over whether chocolate really belongs in the fridge.

Northern Irish printers take to skies for charity
Printers from Ballyprint, Impro Printing and Perfect Day Print will take part in a charity skydive on 11 July in honour of Johnny Haywood, Heidelberg engineer and veteran of the Northern Ireland print...

South London Press closes after 160 years
The South London Press, an historic weekly paper that survived 160 years in print, closed suddenly last week.