
Industry gears up for new packaging regulations
Packaging businesses are gearing up for next month's introduction of new EU regulations that require changes to the information that is displayed on food packaging.

Vision Paper and Board expands Calisto Hi Bulk range
Paper merchant and convertor Vision Paper and Board, part of the Middleton Paper Group, has increased its Calisto Hi Bulk gloss and silk range by adding new grammages and sizes.

Antalis commits to packaging sales increase with packaging arm rename
Antalis UK will rebrand its packaging business as Antalis Packaging as of 1 January 2015 to consolidate its corporate identity under the single Antalis brand.

Millnet Document Solutions calls in administrators
Millnet Document Solutions, the joint venture between Yolanda Noble and document management specialist Millnet, has been placed into administration after a key client significantly reduced its work...

GBM trebles capacity with Screen Truepress Jet W3200UV HS install
GBM Group has trebled its digital wide-format production capacity with the installation of a new Screen Truepress Jet W3200UV HS at its Manchester print facility.

Printmax to show Mimaki range at December open house
Large-format reseller Printmax will show its range of Mimaki kit for the first time at Mimaki UK’s distributor Hybrid Services’ headquarters in Crewe on 2 and 3 December.

Tangent shares fall further as Goodprint 'under-performs'
Tangent Communications has posted a 51.6% drop in operating profit for the six months to 31 August, following a collapse in profits at its Agency business, prompting a further 18.6% slide in its share...

Simpkins takes cancer care message to No.10
GF Smith paper consultant Megan Simpkins has given a speech at No.10 Downing Street in support of charity Dimbleby Cancer Care.

Royal Mail warns on 'unfettered' competition
Marketing mail revenues are up by 5% at Royal Mail, while its parcels business is being revamped with new options in the face of stiff competition and the adverse affects of Amazon’s own delivery...

Howard Hunt teams up with NSPCC for Letter from Santa
Howard Hunt Group has collaborated with the NSPCC to provide the print and mailing for the charity’s 'Letter from Santa' campaign.

Platinum boosts post-press offering with multiple investments
Commercial printer Platinum Print has invested in a range of new finishing equipment, taking its total investment spend in 2014 to over £1m.

Galley Club picks digital print topic
Ricoh’s Chas Moloney will give a talk about the future of digital printing at the Galley Club next month.