Printweek - Environment
Making Impressions awarded the Green Apple Environmental Award 2010
Environmental printer Making Impressions has become one of the first printers to be awarded the Green Apple Environmental Award 2010.
Art Systems launches Chain of Custody scheme for resellers
Art Systems has launched an initiative for resellers to promote certified Chain of Custody products from its Xativa Sustain range.
John Brailsford goes waterless in a first for South Yorkshire
John Brailsford Printers is hoping to steal a march on local rivals by claiming the first South Yorkshire installation of a Presstek 52 direct-imaging waterless press.
Drytac unfurls bamboo banner fabric as a new eco-product
Drytac Europe has launched what it calls an eco-friendly canvas-like banner fabric made of natural bamboo fibre.
APP claims sustainability report is independently verified
Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has said its report, Getting the Facts Down on Paper, which outlines its Indonesian sites' commitment to sustainability, has been independently verified.
Arctic Paper to help establish water footprint standard
Arctic Paper's Munkedal mill has teamed up with the Swedish Standards Institute (SIS) to establish standards for companies to measure their water footprints.
Printers offered advice on environment at recycling open day
Saxon Recycling has provided environmental support for printers at its first Spillage Control and Duty of Care training and open day.
Fedrigoni UK launches four limited edition books
Fedrigoni UK has unveiled a series of four limited edition books for its collection of FSC papers and boards.
KBA UK is first press manufacturer to join Two Sides
KBA UK has become the first printing press manufacturer to join the Two Sides campaign to promote the environmental image of paper.
Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills is now FSC certified
Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills (APPM) has received forest stewardship council's (FSC) chain-of-custody (COC) certificate for its responsible sourcing of pulpwood fibre for manufacture of pulp and paper.
Mondi bags top honours in WWF eco ratings
Paper and packaging manufacturer Mondi has been rated the top company in WWF's voluntary rating tool for paper companies reporting on their global ecological footprint.
Ingede 'welcomes' DPDA research
Ingede has given a cautious welcome to research from the Digital Printing De-inking Alliance (DPDA) concerning progress in de-inking, thereby signalling a thawing in relations between the two bodies.
Biodiversity tool launched by Two Tomorrows and Biocensus
A tool to assess a company's biodiversity risk and opportunity has been developed by sustainability consultancy Two Tomorrows and ecological consultancy Biocensus.
Emtone Print invests in Agfa Avalon N4 platesetter
Boutique litho printer Emtone Print has installed an Avalon N4 platesetter and signed a contract for Agfa's Azura TS chemistry-free plates.
Arjowiggins Graphic reports increase in demand for recycled papers
Arjowiggins Graphic has reported a 140% increase in demand for its recycled paper grades since the division was established at the start of 2009.
Thames Print Room invests in low emission vans
Digital printer Thames Print Room has invested in a fleet of Peugeot Bipper vans to help boost its environmental credentials.
Fujifilm relaunches customer mag
Fujfilm has relaunched its customer magazine as a biannual publication under the title Print! with a more environmentally friendly angle.
Archant's print centre saves £40,000 on annual energy bill
Newspaper publisher Archant has reduced its annual energy bill by £40,000 a year after implementing a range of energy-saving measures at its Thorpe Print Centre, near Norwich.
Printers could cut ink usage by up to 25% with new Inkwize software, claims Bodoni
Printers can achieve ink savings of up to 25% by using Bodoni Inkwize, a colour server software, according to its new UK supplier Inks & Printing Technologies.
Denmaur Independent Papers launches Amadeus Recycled range
Denmaur Independent Papers has launched the Amadeus Recycled range at an event with manufacturer Burgo in London.
