
Grafenia switches to 'eco-friendly' laminate film
Grafenia has switched to what it says is a more environmentally friendly laminate for all its products as it looks to further bolster its green credentials.

Ofcom fines Royal Mail £50m for competition breach
Royal Mail is to appeal a £50m fine imposed by Ofcom for breach of competition law.

University expands packaging course credentials with Mimaki
Harper Adams University has completed its first year-long course in packaging design, styling and innovation for the food sector.

Friedheim unveils latest Duran folder-gluer technology
The latest folder-gluer range from Turkish manufacturer Duran, the Alius series, has been unveiled by UK distributor Friedheim and is due to begin shipping at the start of 2019.

Alchemy Coatings reborn after administration
Finishing specialist Alchemy Coatings has been placed into administration but its sister company Silk Hat Greetings has adopted the trading name and will continue trading the business.

High street reboot could benefit print
In his latest independent review of the high street published last month, former Wickes, Iceland and Booker chief executive Bill Grimsey said that UK town and city centres must be “repopulated and...

60 seconds with Mail Handling International
Founders Paul Brown and Alex Lawson came to Bristol after leaving university. Paul spent a year working for a print finisher before setting up a mailing house which soon morphed into a global...

Overmatter: overboard
Overmatter has heard about a few printing industry folk performing heroics over the years in order to extricate clients from sticky spots.

Q&A: Victoria Hart Managing director, Print Search
Victoria is 39 years-old and married with two daughters. Her husband Kevin is production director at Aspen, which is also part of the DCB Group along with Print Search and Caspa. She’s worked in print...

Agile printers can make the world their oyster
This is the fourth industrial revolution, says Andy Cork from his hyper-connected printing operation. As such its engine room is powered neither by manufacturing nor automation, but silent software –...

Scots play a blinder and score for England’s Heroes
For a short-lived moment in the middle of the summer, football fans across England truly believed it could be coming home.

Happy birthday to PrintWeek!
This issue of PrintWeek celebrates our diamond anniversary, marking 60 years since this magazine’s illustrious forbear, The Litho Printer, was launched as “a companion to print in Britain”.