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DS Smith launches service for businesses to assess recyclability
DS Smith is rolling out a new service for businesses to evaluate the recyclability levels of their packaging.

TJ Books buys Charlesworth in pre-pack deal
TJ Books has bought Charlesworth’s business and assets from the company’s administrators in a pre-pack deal and has TUPE’d over its 60 staff.

Route 1 launches loyalty scheme for return customers
Route 1 Print, the trade arm of the £58m Bluetree Group, has launched a loyalty scheme offering discounts and rewards to return customers.

Coveris steps up security label production to combat shoplifting surge
Packaging manufacturer Coveris has given a major boost to its UK security label production following the recent rise in retail theft.

Young people consulted on greetings card bereavement messages
Moonpig recently hosted industry professionals and Youth Ambassadors from young people's bereavement charity Winston’s Wish at a special workshop that aimed to address the 'forgotten mourners' of the...

Euro forger arrested
A counterfeiter who printed and sold €8m (£6.82m) worth of fake banknotes across Europe, with another €3m worth ready to go at his Naples-based printing premises has been arrested.

Ballyprint picks Fujifilm for upgrade round
Northern Irish printer Ballyprint has chosen Fujifilm for its latest investment round, installing an Acuity flatbed and Revoria toner press, with sister company Impro due to receive another Revoria in...

Scrap metal start-up launches online portal
Award-winning scrap metal start-up Metaloop has launched Metaloop Portal, a hub that helps printers manage their scrap metal and sell it for as high a price as possible.

SMP awards entry deadline looms
The SMP Strategic Mail Performance Awards are set to return next month, with the deadline for entries set for later this week.

Neal junior opens pop-up shop following successful first year
Jemima Neal, eldest daughter of Sam Neal, CEO of Geoff Neal Group, has today (19 August) launched a pop-up shop in London for her apparel business Mima Rose following a successful first year of...

Micropress installs latest solar tech
Micropress has invested £500,000 in a new solar panel installation that harnesses the latest technology to generate power from the north side of its building.

Heidelberg UK to hold digital event at Customer Experience Centre
Heidelberg UK is holding a digital focused day at its Customer Experience Centre at Stockley Park next month.

Printed Easy reveals details of hardbound book service
Web-to-print specialist Printed Easy will launch its on-demand casebound book service on 27 August.

Mayfield Press boosts bottom line with laminator install
Mayfield Press has improved margins by bringing much of its lamination work back in-house, after installing a Foliant Taurus 530 NG laminator from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS).

APS awarded new CCS Print Marketplace contract
APS Group has retained the contract for the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Framework, Print Marketplace, meaning it will remain the sole supplier until at least December 2028.