Environment
Calverts cuts water wastage with basic.r
London-based print co-operative Calverts has installed a Technotrans basic.r reverse osmosis system to control the water in the fount of its Speedmaster SM 74 press.
Improving the outlook for carbon reduction costs
Who wants to save money while also saving the planet? The answer, most would firmly agree, is everyone. And printers are certainly no exception. Which is why signing up to the BPIF's Climate Change...
US Congressmen lodge bill to abolish paperless policies
Two US Congressmen this week introduced a bipartisan resolution that seeks to reverse a recent federal push toward going paperless for a variety of information and services, ranging from income tax...
Stationers to hold inaugural Environmental Group symposium
The Stationers' Company has created an Environmental Group under the chairmanship of former Pira International managing director and Stationers' court assistant Michael Hancock.
James Cropper's 7m steam raising plan up for grant
Paper manufacturer James Cropper is in line to receive a 3.2m grant from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) for its proposed steam raising plant.
Two Sides reveals speakers for autumn seminar
Two Sides has invited WWF pulp and paper strategy manager Emmanuelle Neyroumande to clear up the myths about paper sustainability at its seminar Promoting the Sustainability and Effectiveness of Print...
Climate Change Levy discount scheme registration closes on 17 August
Printers registering before 17 August will receive 90% off the CCL on electricity and 65% on gas from April 2013.
H&H Reeds Printers to offset carbon emissions
The move will make H&H Reeds Printers one of the first carbon balanced publication printers in the north-west of England.
Two Sides gets £2m of ad space for campaign
Two Sides has launched the UK leg of its pan-European campaign "No Wonder You Love Paper", which has the backing of a host of UK newspaper and magazine publishers.
Vale Press chooses Heidelberg for double install
Commercial printer Vale Press anticipates that its new Speedmaster SX 52-5 and Polar 78X Plus guillotine will deliver a return on investment within two years and boost turnover by 30% in 2012.
APP 'illegal logging' claim investigated by Indonesian Ministry of Forestry
Pulp and paper producer Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) is awaiting an Indonesian Ministry of Forestry report following accusations of illegal logging by Greenpeace.
Paper-based packaging industry makes pledge over mineral oils
The European paper-based packaging industry is to phase out the use of printing inks based on mineral oils for food packaging, following last March's health scare.