INDUSTRY NEWS
June 2025
Introducing SME Corporate Member Contact Originators
18 JUNE 2025
Established in 1992 in Bredbury, Stockport, U.K, the Contact Originators team now has over 30 years’ experience in delivering prepress excellence to its print and packaging clients.
With over 65 employees, today the company operates out of a state-of-the-art production facility in Dukinfield, Manchester. This incorporates an artwork studio using the latest leading automated workflow technologies fully integrated into the company’s in house developed MIS system Metrics. This investment ensures clients receive the highest quality and service performance on the market.
PRESS RELEASE Paper Gold Medal awarded to Liveryman of the Stationers' Company Robert McClements for his outstanding and sustained contribution to the UK’s Paper-based Industries
18 JUNE 2025
On Tuesday 17th June 2025 representatives from across the UK’s Paper-based Industries gathered in Stationers’ Hall, London, to celebrate the achievements of the industry.
The Paper Industry Gold Awards were hosted by Andrew Large, Director General of the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI). This year’s awards were presented by Jonathan Ashworth, Chief Executive of Labour Together and former Labour Shadow Cabinet Minister.
The awards recognised achievement across seven categories: Recycling, Net Zero & Sustainable Innovation, Community Engagement, Health & Safety, Skills, Young Talent, and EDI. Each winner received a trophy, with additional commendations made in recognition of exceptional entries.
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Print Matters! Consumers Prefer Paper for Learning, Trust, and Everyday Life
18 JUNE 2025
Despite the ongoing rise of digital platforms, NEW research shows that consumers continue to place high value on print media, particularly when it comes to comprehension, trust, and learning. The latest Two Sides Trend Tracker 2025 survey, one of the print and paper industry’s largest and most comprehensive studies, reveals a consistent and resilient appreciation for print in everyday life.
The Covid-19 pandemic brought major disruption to print media, reshaping how consumers interacted with news and printed content. Whilst the digital world may offer convenience, the survey highlights that the preference for reading in print has recovered since the pandemic and is the preferred format for books, magazines, and important documents. In fact, 65% of European consumers prefer printed books, recovering from 53% in 2021. Magazines in print 48%, up from 35% in 2021 and printed product catalogues 33%, up from 21%.
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Introducing SME Corporate Member Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO)
17 JUNE 2025
YPO supplies products and services to a wide range of customers including schools, local authorities, charities, emergency services, public sector and other businesses such as nurseries and care homes.
They are 100% publicly owned, by 13 local authorities, which means the profits they make are returned to our public sector customers, delivering even better value for money.
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New Book on the Impact of Women's Magazines and the Talented Editors who Created Them.
17 JUNE 2025
New stationer, Dr Sharon Maxwell Magnus, also has a new book out in July. Feminism: UK Women's Magazines and the Women Who Created Them, 1975-1992, Glossy Cover or Cultural Shift?(Routledge, print and ebook), explores the important role that women's magazines played in raising awareness of feminism and the women's movement during the 1970s-1990s, examining which aspects of feminism, and indeed which feminisms were represented by three very different magazines. It also features in-depth interviews with editors and senior staff of the period, to assemble an important historical record of this important part of print culture.
Introducing SME Corporate Member BARLEY COMMUNICATIONS
16 JUNE 2025
At Barley they work with the brightest and the best – inquisitive, energetic people who are canny enough to develop a forensic understanding of our clients, their goals and their target audiences. Experts in PR, engagement and communication of course, but above all, bright people who get it.
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Updates from Leigh Stationers' Academy
13 JUNE 2025
Items this week include:
- A Message from the Principal
- A Memorable Morning at St Bride's: Richard Johnson 'Bubble' Service
- Final Alpaca Walk for Caxton Pupils
- Equiano College Students Take to the Water with London Youth Rowing
- Summer Examinations for Years 11 & 13
- PSHE Updates: Supporting Personal Development Across Years 7-11
- Work Experience Update for Years 10 & 12
Introducing SME Corporate Member GEOBRAND
12 JUNE 2025
We create new brands, refresh or re-energise existing ones and communicate their stories and messages using the most effective channels available to reach and engage with their audiences.
At Geo they work with the best, and the reason they are the best is they also have their own thriving businesses too. They don’t claim to do it all, they stick to what they are good at and bring in our their trusted friends to make sure the job is a success.
Introducing SME Corporate Member OPI
11 JUNE 2025
OPI is the global business supplies industry's go-to hub for essential resources, news, analysis, information and networking. A trusted name since 1991, OPI delivers business-critical information through OPI, Independent Dealer and Workplace360 magazines, apps, website, events and resources such as industry research, marketing, executive search and dealer sales training.
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The Evolution of Copyright – BBC Sounds ‘In Our Time’
11 JUNE 2025
On 15th May, Melvyn Bragg’s ‘In Our Time’ programme explored The Evolution of Copyright. The Stationers’ Company first gets a mention 2 minutes 30 seconds into the programme.
Do have a listen to it to learn more about the history of the Stationers’ Company and the role it played in copyright.
Click on the link below.
In Our Time - Copyright - BBC Sounds
Introducing SME Corporate Member INTEGRA
10 JUNE 2025
Integra Business Solutions Ltd is the leading dealer group in the Office and IT Supplies industry, providing independent dealers with exceptional buying power, differentiated marketing programmes, flexible IT solutions and support services.
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AI Takes Centre Stage as PLS Confirms Line Up for PLS Conference 2025
10 JUNE 2025
Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) is delighted to confirm the full programme of its free day-long conference dedicated to copyright and licensing, returning on 3 July at 1 Wimpole Street. This year’s sessions will heavily focus on artificial intelligence, with Karen Rønde of the Danish Press Publications Collective Management Organisation (DPCMO) providing the conference keynote speech.
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