INDUSTRY / NEWS 8 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk Issue 345 - November / December 2023 PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine The Printing Charity has announced David Phillips as the new chair of the Printing Charity and Julia Cole as vice chair. Phillips and Cole moved into their new positions following the Charity’s 2023 annual general meeting after previous chair Jon Wright and vice chair James Povey stepped down after completing their maximum tenure. Phillips is chief operating officer of Paragon Customer Communications and Cole is non-exec strategy consultant for the BPIF having worked in the printing industry since the 1980s. New appointments at The Printing Charity Kite Packaging expands label offering UK packaging supplier, Kite Packaging, has recently expanded its labelling range to include integrated labels. Integrated labels comprise the combination of one or more self-adhesive labels onto a section of a sheet whilst the rest is printed with useful information, removing the need for multiple documents. Produced using 90gsm paper, the labels offer a premium feel along with hotmelt adhesive for rapid bonding and clean applications. The label solution is available in common Royal Mail sizes. UK-based paper, packaging, and pulp distributor PG Paper has partnered with European specialty paper manufacturer Mosaico Specialty Papers to relaunch its Trucard brand back into the UK market. The partnership will introduce an exciting new range of products under the Trucard brand and combines PG Paper’s extensive distribution network with Mosaico’s product innovation and manufacturing capabilities. Together, the two companies are committed to developing and introducing future products to enhance the Trucard portfolio. PG Paper relaunches Trucard brand to UK The Printing Charity has announced the sponsors for its upcoming Annual Luncheon. HP and ePS have been announced as sponsors for the 194th Annual Luncheon which takes place on November 23rd at the Stationers’ Hall in London. Recently ePS acquired Tharstern, a business that benefitted greatly from The Printing Charity’s helpline. Despite the acquisition, The Printing Charity remains a big part of ePS’ plans to support employees and the industry. Gary Best, ePS HR business partner for UK and EMEA, says: “ePS believes in putting our team and people first and being there in good and bad times to help our employees and all those in the print industry in any way we can. “By sponsoring the Luncheon, we’re delighted to have the opportunity to empower and enable the charity to continue the good work they are already doing.” Jane Rixon, HP’s large-format UKI business development manager, echoes ePS’ sentiments, adding: “We are honoured to support this year’s Luncheon because we want to play our part in raising awareness about this support amongst other businesses in the print sector who may not realise that the charity exists.” HP and ePS to support The Printing Charity luncheon The Printing Charity’s Annual Luncheon brings together guests from across the print, packaging, publishing, and graphics industries Terenzi Group, a product industrialisation service provider, has bolstered its environmental credentials and its production of vinyl records thanks to the Ricoh Pro TF6251. With the increased demand for the production of vinyl records, Terenzi has been seeking a more environmentally friendly alternative to PVC, one of the most damaging plastics to the environment. By collaborating with music label and publisher Rude Records, Terenzi produced an innovative green solution called Greenyl. The new product is made from recycled plastics which are created using an industrial press before Terenzi prints the artist, songs, album information, and graphics directly onto both sides of the record. In order to expand production and create high-quality prints, Terenzi partnered with Ricoh due to its eco-friendly UV inks and ColourGATE Productionserver software. Ricoh and Terenzi Group put a new spin on vinyl records The Ricoh Pro TF6251 has enabled Terenzi to produce precise, detailed, and multilayered prints Media supplier Innotech Digital has partnered with wide-format hardware and cutting equipment manufacturer, Liyu UK, to launch a media swatch book. The book will be used to demonstrate the capabilities of Liyu UK’s superwide printers and Innotech’s range of media. Included in the swatch book is a range of environmental solutions such as Envirotech BIO300, a PVC-free biodegradable print media greyback; Envirotech PP400G PVC-free flex banner greyback; and Envirotech EF150 PVC-free frontlit banner. Also in the swatch book is the Kinetix FS260 ferrous sheet white matt PP media; Max-Flat R420 light-stop roll-up media; and the Vistaflex BL750 premium PVC blockout double-sided banner. Kieran Dallow, marketing manager for Innotech Digital, says: “Liyu’s range of superwide printers is perfect for producing large banners and other wide-format output with great image quality, and the media range in the swatch book fully supports these applications.” Innotech Digital launches swatch book with Liyu UK Innotech Digital and Liyu UK have partnered to launch a new media swatch book By David Osgar
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