
Best Mailing Services partners with creative agency
Best Mailing Services (BMS) and creative agency Magnificent Stuff have launched what they call a one-stop shop for print, creative services, marketing and fulfilment.

End of the line for Anton Group
Deloitte has effectively called time on Anton Group, with just a handful of staff remaining on site and the firm’s remaining unencumbered assets in the final process of being sold.

Snap election call means boost for print
Theresa May’s decision to call a snap general election should provide a welcome short-term boost for the printing industry.

Pulse Flexible Packaging pre-pack blocked
A potential pre-pack sale of Pulse Flexible Packaging, which fell into administration earlier this month, has been blocked due to the company’s pension scheme being a shareholder and secured creditor...

Colprint ups cutting capacity
Colprint has eased bottlenecks in its finishing department after buying a CCM Premier 780 guillotine.

Over 150 redundancies at Pulse Flexible Packaging
Administrators of Pulse Flexible Packaging have said manufacturing has now restarted at the firm’s two sites, but that 152 staff have been made redundant.

New Nettl Cadets set TPC website design task
The first roster of Nettl Cadets have been tasked with designing a new website for The Printing Charity (TPC).

Union print house upgrades finishing facilities
Trade union Unison’s in-house Leeds print facility has installed a new Horizon StitchLiner 5500.

Agfa launches Avinci dye-sub
Agfa has launched its new Avinci DX3200 dye-sublimation printer, intended primarily for the soft signage market.

Short-grain now on-stream at YM Chantry
The revamped YM Chantry site is now fully up and running, having commissioned the Goss Sunday 5000 64pp short-grain press at the site.

Strikes threatened as Royal Mail announces pension scheme closure
Unions have threatened strike action after Royal Mail announced that its £7.4bn defined benefit pension scheme will close to future accrual in March 2018.

Heidelberg launches hybrid B2 Speedmaster
Heidelberg has unveiled its latest B2 Speedmaster, the mid-range CX 75, a hybrid press that combines elements from its XL 75 B2 flagship and the SX 74.