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Piecing together the true picture of people in print

Print Solutions The Printing Charity has shared the results of recent research, commissioned by the charity, designed to build a picture of how things are, professionally and personally, for people working in print, paper, packaging, graphics, publishing and the allied trades. The results release coincided with World Mental Health Day (10 October). This year's theme, 'Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change', fits with the charity's goals for carrying out the rese

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Grenadier Packaging appoints James Slack as general manager of Grenadier Trenton Box

Packaging Solutions Grenadier Packaging has appointed James Slack as general manager of the Trenton site, its specialist cartonboard packaging business based in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. James joins from MCC Label, where he was commercial operations director for the EMEA market. His experience combining commercial leadership and hands-on site management gives him a clear understanding of what brand owners need from a packaging partner, and what it takes to deliver it consi

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How PP Graphics turned its wide format printers into portable profit engines

Print Solutions Wide format printing and portability are not commonly seen as bedfellows, but over the past year, PP Graphics has combined both and inadvertently opened up a profitable revenue stream with future potential. PP Graphics is owned by Full Circle, one of the UK’s largest event and exhibition suppliers, but operates as an independent business. Sixty percent of its core services are tightly integrated with Full Circle’s production activity, with the remainder spre

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Can Makers UK announces Undergraduate Design Competition winner

Packaging Solutions The winners of the inaugural Undergraduate Beverage Can Design competition have been announced, recognising the creativity and ambition of the next generation of packaging designers. Organised by Can Makers UK, the competition was launched in 2026 in partnership with Edge Hill University, giving undergraduate students the opportunity to develop packaging and branding concepts for a hypothetical new brand. Students took part in a dedicated design mastercl

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Print markets in transition: drupa insights highlights new growth opportunities

Print Solutions Print is evolving within the media mix – and print companies are evolving with it. They are broadening their portfolios, moving into new applications and increasingly crossing traditional segment boundaries. Recent analysis featured on drupa insights explores where these shifts are creating new business opportunities and what it takes to expand successfully into new markets. Print gains ground in the integrated media mix Sixty-nine percent of print buyers su

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Soyang strengthens hardware team with appointment of former Fujifilm executive Colin Werrett

Print Solutions Soyang Europe has appointed Colin Werrett as senior business development manager, with responsibility for developing its hardware business across the UK. Colin joined Soyang at the beginning of October and is already working with the wider team to strengthen customer relationships and support the company’s expanding offering. He reports directly to Andy Webb, the recently appointed commercial director, as the company continues to invest in and expand its har

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Sustainable Print Manifesto launches implementation framework to turn sustainable best practice into commercial opportunity

Print Solutions Green Solutions The Sustainable Print Manifesto has launched the ‘Implementation Framework for More Sustainable Print’. The Sustainable Print Manifesto was unveiled in April 2025. Where the manifesto established a shared definition of sustainable print through nine universal principles, the Implementation Framework for More Sustainable Print takes a very important next step: it turns those principles into practical actions, a common set of indicators to measu

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Packaging pioneers take top honours as Margaret Bates and M&S triumph at London Packaging Week

Packaging Solutions Margaret Bates, who led the establishment of the UK's packaging extended producer responsibility (pEPR) scheme administrator, and Marks & Spencer have been recognised for their contributions to the packaging industry at the London Packaging Week Innovation Awards 2026. Margaret received the Lifetime Achievement Award for a career spanning more than three decades in recycling, resource management and environmental policy, while M&S was named Packaging Tea

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William Smith Group 1832 wins best place to work at the North East Business Awards

Print Solutions William Smith Group 1832 has won best place to work at the 2026 North East Business Awards, collecting the title at the Grand Final on Thursday 1 October at Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield, County Durham. The win follows the Barnard Castle film supplier's listing as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026 earlier this year. That earlier recognition carries particular weight because it is based entirely on feedback from William Smith's own employee

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Konica Minolta strengthens UK partnership with Epson

Print Solutions Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd has reinforced its two‑ ecade partnership with Epson by expanding the range of Epson wide format print technologies now available for live demonstration at its UK Client Engagement Centre (CEC) in Dunstable. The move reflects Konica Minolta’s commitment to supporting the UK commercial print sector with a broader, more versatile portfolio and giving customers hands‑on access to leading solutions. The enhanced showcas

4 days ago2 min read

Understand carbon in the context of packaging

Packaging Solutions How confident are you in understanding the carbon impact of your packaging decisions? ThePackHub’s new Carbon Literacy Training for the Packaging Sector will help you understand climate change, carbon footprints, net zero and emissions scopes – and consider what these mean for packaging and your own role. Developed by Ecosurety and delivered by ThePackHub under licence, this accredited course combines essential carbon knowledge with practical examples

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Conference programme to tackle sustainability, regulation and innovation at UKPackaging Expo

Packaging Solutions UKPackaging Expo will put insight, regulation and real world best practice centre stage this November with a strengthened conference programme designed to help packaging teams navigate one of the most transformative periods the sector has ever faced. Returning to the Exhibition Centre, Liverpool on 10 and 11 November 2026, the show’s Future Packaging Conference will run across both days of the event, bringing together industry leaders, major brands and t

4 days ago3 min read

Signs Display investment doubles capacity

Print Solutions Signs Display has strengthened its large format production capability with the installation of an Agfa Tauro H2500, building on a technology partnership that began 15 years ago. The new hybrid system has been added alongside the company’s two existing Titan printers and have bolstered its capacity while opening new opportunities in roll media, white ink, and specialist applications. Operating since 1993, Signs Display has grown from its origins in estate age

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Print Scotland celebrates industry’s rising stars at 2026 Apprentice of the Year Awards

Print Solutions Scotland’s next generation of print professionals have been recognised at the 2026 Print Scotland Apprentice of the Year Awards, with Aidan McQuade of JJR Print in Dumbarton crowned Overall Apprentice of the Year. The awards were presented at an event last Friday (2 October 2026) in Glasgow, where apprentices, employers, suppliers and industry leaders gathered to celebrate talent and innovation across the sector. The annual awards recognise excellence acro

5 days ago2 min read

Neil Fletcher to join Heidelberg UK as sales and product director and interim managing director

Print Solutions Heidelberg UK has announced the appointment of Neil Fletcher as its new sales and product director effective 2 November 2026. In addition, Neil will also assume the role of interim managing director of Heidelberg UK, ensuring continuity of leadership. Neil Fletcher brings extensive industry knowledge and leadership experience to the role, having previously served Heidelberg UK for 23 years in a variety of senior sales and management positions. Neil will

5 days ago1 min read

Registration deadline for drupa 2008 exhibitors approaching

Print Solutions The registration deadline for exhibitors at drupa 2028 is approaching. If you would like to showcase your innovations, technologies and solutions on the world’s leading platform for the print and packaging industry, you should secure your participation now. From 9 to 17 May 2028, Düsseldorf will become the global stage for printing solutions. Use drupa to explore new market and business opportunities: meet decision makers with concrete investment plans, gain i

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FINAT Printer to Printer Seminar 2026 puts industry dialogue and best practice centre stage

Packaging Solutions The European label industry is facing no shortage of challenges and opportunities, from sustainability and automation to workforce development, brand expectations and operational excellence. The question is not whether change is happening, but how label companies can learn from one another to respond successfully. That is the thinking behind FINAT’s Printer to Printer (P2P) Seminar 2026, taking place in Milan from 4 to 6 November. Positioned as a practic

6 days ago3 min read

UFabrik appoints Igepa Hungária as Hungarian distributor

Print Solutions UFabrik has added Igepa Hungária to its expanding European distribution network, bringing its digital textile portfolio to customers across Hungary through one of the country’s leading print and visual communications suppliers. The agreement will see Igepa Hungária introduce the UFabrik range to customers from its operations in Budapest and Nyíregyháza, with local stockholding, technical support, and wide format availability up to five metres. The appointm

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Konica Minolta launches AccurioPress C8100 Series launch

Print Solutions Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe has launched the new AccurioPress C8100 Series – the Intelligent Press. Representing a new dimension and category in mid production print, it moves far beyond conventional automation by combining AI, real time sensing and autonomous optimisation to sense, decide and adapt while production is running. Built for commercial printers, in-plants, print rooms, and offset users moving into digital production, the AccurioPres

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Gallus announces leadership transition

Print Solutions Gallus Group has announced a planned evolution of its leadership team to support the company’s next phase of growth, innovation and customer partnership. Effective 1 November 2026, Dario Urbinati will transition from his role as CEO of Gallus Group and join the board of directors of Gallus Ferd Rüesch AG, before assuming the role of president of the board on 1 January 2027. Michael Bsirske, current Gallus Group chief financial officer and key member of the Gal

7 days ago3 min read

Kodak launches Prosper Plus 5 Imprinting System

Print Solutions Kodak has launched the Prosper Plus 5 Imprinting System, expanding its portfolio with a 152 metres per minute solution that adds Kodak Stream Inkjet Technology to existing presses and finishing lines. Designed for printers and converters, the Prosper Plus 5 enables variable data printing, coding, serialisation, personalisation and versioning without replacing current equipment, giving them the flexibility to expand into higher margin applications, respond fas

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Kornit Digital has announced that T-Shirt & Sons (TSS) – a prominent European apparel manufacturer based in the UK and the Netherlands and serving some of the largest e-commerce and retail brands – has adopted its Apollo platform to further its transition from traditional screen printing to digital production.

In partnership with Forest Carbon, pioneer of carbon financed woodland creation in the UK, paper suppllier Antalis recently hosted a tree planting day at a woodland creation project in Cumbria. Antalis, which has worked with Forest Carbon since 2014 and is its longest standing current partner, attended the tree planting day at The Croft on the Lowther Estate in Penrith, Cumbria.