INDUSTRY NEWS

Warrant 2025 New Contact Originators

26 MARCH 2025

Contact originators were awarded three Warrants for Optimus, Print HQ and Magnaforma.

Optimus™ is a groundbreaking flexographic printing plate technology developed by Contact Originators, designed to optimise ink usage and improve print quality within the corrugated packaging sector. This patent-pending technology integrates advanced studio techniques with tailored plate surface patterns, different plate types, and LED exposures. This combination yields precise and efficient ink laydown with up to 20% savings on ink usage and 10% on ink formulation.

PrintHQ is a transformative digital shim printing technology for the corrugated printing sector, developed by Contact Originators in partnership with AV Flexologic. Recognising inefficiencies in the traditional manual processes of shim mounting and skew checking, Contact Originators designed PrintHQ to address accuracy, traceability, and workflow integration challenges that flexographic printers face.

MagnaForma™ is a groundbreaking innovation by Contact Originators, featuring a world-first design and manufacture of a 2.8m wide mounted multi-piece photopolymer flexographic plate for the corrugated printing industry. This technology was developed to address the longstanding challenge faced by corrugated printers, who have been limited to utilising only 1.9m of their press width, unable to fully capitalise on their equipment’s capabilities.

Warrant 2025 New Flashes and Flames

25 MARCH 2025

Flashes & Flames is a weekly newsletter for CEOs and senior executives of media companies, primarily in the UK and US. It is different to almost all other media for this audience because it is longform analysis with many of the features being 2-3k words. It has almost 2,000 subscribers. I attach testimonials from some of my readers. The domain is www.flashesandflames.com. It is paywalled but judges can get access by going to the subscription page on the site. Use the coupon code premier to get full acccess free of charge.

Warrant 2025 New PDQ Print Hub by Haybrooke

24 MARCH 2025

PDQ Print Hub by Haybrooke was developed in response to the evolving needs of the printing industry, where traditional print providers often struggle to compete with online giants. The platform leverages automated pricing technology to streamline print procurement, aiming to empower traditional printers with a modern, competitive solution. PDQ Print Hub enables greater efficiency, transparency, and flexibility, bridging the gap between traditional print providers and the demands of today’s print buying market.

Update from Leigh Stationer's Academy

21 MARCH 2025

Updates from Leigh Stationer's Academy are now available on the Latest News page of the Academy's website.

Items this week include:

• A Message From the Principal
• Reminder: Year 9 Parents' Evening
• Year 9 Options Process: Key Events and Next Steps
• Year 11 & 13 Mocks Conclude: Focus on Summer Success
• Year 11 & 13 Easter Intervention Schedule
• Weekly Sports Fixtures: Strong Performances Across Rugby and Cross Country
• PSHE Update: Supporting Personal Development Across Year 7-10
• Year 11 Career Opportunities: Guidance and Resources
• Careers Across the Curriculum - Parent Volunteers Wanted
• Work Experience Reminders for Years 10 & 12
• Year 9 Booster Catch-Up Clinics 

Warrant 2025 New - Barley Communication

19 MARCH 2025

Barley was founded in 2016 by James Ford and Sam Williams. Both had taken voluntary redundancy from a big agency whose values no longer aligned with their own. When they talked about what to do next, they found they had a shared vision which they brought to life in Barley - ‘smart people making a difference through brilliant work’.   

Link to Website

Warrant 2025 Renewal Supadu Smart Buy Buttons (Supadu Ltd)

18 MARCH 2025

Warrant awarded for a ground- breaking solution that enables publishers to engage readers across the digital sphere. Whether on a blog, from a newsletter or marketing campaigns, in a book club or other 3rd party website and social channels,  Smart Buy buttons check live product information for availability then adds the product into the publisher shopping cart fully integrated into the distribution channels driving engagement, sales and audience reach.

https://www.supadu.com/

Warrant 2025 New - Private Client Sports, Inc. for Sail Sport Talk

17 MARCH 2025

Broadcasting to 100 million people in 168 countries combined on the following platforms: American Forces Network, 200 radio stations in United States and 500 Internationally, Sports Byline Channel on the following multi-media platforms: TuneIn Radio, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, CRN Talk. Private Client Sports, Inc also covers Music, Travel, Rugby and Equestrian Sports in addition to Sail Sport Talk.

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Updates from Leigh Stationer's Academy

14 MARCH 2025

Updates from Leigh Stationer's Academy are now available on the Latest News page of the Academy's website.

Items this week include:

• A Message from the Principal
• Parents' Evenings at Leigh Stationers' Academy
• Mock Examinations for Years 11 & 13
• Year 11 Easter Intervention Schedule 
• Important Changes to Academy Uniform from September 2025
• World Book Day 2025: Celebrating a Love of Reading
• MYP Coffee Morning Success
• Exciting Opportunity: LSA Ski Trip 2026
• Weekly Sports Fixtures
• PSHE Update: Supporting Personal Development Across Years 7-10
• Year 11 Career Opportunities
• National Careers Week 2025: Inspiring Future Pathways
• Careers Across the Curriculum - Parent Volunteers Wanted
• Work Experience Reminders for Years 10 & 12

Liveryman Robert McClements hosts his world premiere of his documentary OPERATION GISELA - ECHOES of a SACRIFICE (The Power of Print)

13 MARCH 2025

Liveryman, Robert McClements, recounts an incredible story of how Jon Bailey, CEO Precision Proco, set in motion an event that spanned the world, connected long-lost relatives and culminated in a Service of Remembrance and a documentary film about the RAF in World War II.

LINK TO DOCUMENTARY

Warrant 2025 New - Office Power

12 MARCH 2025

Office Power, established in 2014, is a fully managed e-commerce and back-end technology platform designed specifically for the office supplies industry. Designed to increase profitability for office supplies dealers, the product's primary goal is to consolidate various operational aspects— such as customer support, distribution, fulfilment, operational administration, finance, and marketing —into one efficient platform. By doing so, Office Power aims to reduce overhead costs, improve product pricing, and provide data insights to guide business decision-making.

http://www.officepower.net/

Warrant 2025 New - Epic Printing for Cupround

10 MARCH 2025

The Cupround project seeks to recover single use cups that are delivered or migrate to home, car or the office. The need for a scheme like Cupround was grasped when following a takeaway meal, I realised that I could recycle all the packaging except the cups. With the support of The National Cup Recycling Scheme, we created a return box (itself made from recycled cups) which we distribute to restaurants. The box carries information on where to recycle cups, store detail and advertising.

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BOSS Sustainability Conference - register for your free place

10 MARCH 2025

The BOSS Environmental Forum serves as a catalyst to educate the industry in environmental best practice and brings together sustainability leads from across the supply chain to discuss the opportunities and challenges that commitment to sustainability brings to the business supplies industry. Their next virtual Sustainability Conference will be held on the morning of the 20th of March where attendees will hear from BloombergNEF, Essity and industry leaders who will discuss the UK’s and our sector’s journey to Net Zero.