Print buying
Personalised gifting boost for print
Printers are benefiting from the boom in demand for personalised gifting, with Christmas 2016 likely to reach a new high for this part of the market.
DS Smith posts revenue and profit growth in half-year results
DS Smith has recorded significant jumps in both revenue and pre-tax profit in its half-year results.
De La Rue: 'minute traces' of animal products in polymer
The tallow backlash that has engulfed the Bank of England has also caused De La Rue to revisit its polymer formulation, PrintWeek can reveal.
Tallow row causes Bank backtrack
An outcry over the use of miniscule amounts of animal by-products in the production of the new fiver has caused the Bank of England to look at changing the formulation of the banknote substrate.
Ovendens becomes Teknocard distributor
Independent paper merchant Ovendens has become the sole UK stockist for two products in the Teknocard solid bleached sulphate (SBS) board range, after partnering with Arjowiggins Graphic.
Tallow controversy over new fiver
A petition calling on the Bank of England to remove tallow from the substrate used for the new polymer fiver has reached more than 97,000 signatures.
DCL goes live with Xerox DTO
The world’s first installation of the Xerox DTO direct-to-shape printing system is now live at DCL Print in Crawley.
PCS talks up Scandi success following major contract win
UK card manufacturer Plastic Card Services (PCS) and its Scandinavian sales agent LogoCard have continued their export success in the region after securing a new contract to produce more than 21,000...
Colombier expands with Kabel deal
Colombier UK has taken on its first agency, becoming the exclusive UK sales agent for Kabel Premium Pulp & Paper.
KBA accolade for Simply Cartons
Complexity married with high-speed production has helped Simply Cartons carry off KBA’s 1814 Production Excellence Award.
Printers get involved with Black Friday
Black Friday fever has gripped the nation today and large swathes of the UK print industry are getting involved with the annual event by offering savings and price cuts on a range of goods and...
Consumers abandoning email accounts due to irrelevant marketing
There are 19 million ‘ghost’ email accounts that are active but no longer used in the UK, many having been abandoned after being bombarded with too much irrelevant or unwanted email, according to new...