INDUSTRY NEWS
June 2025
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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Introducing SME Corporate Member VICTOR STATIONERY
9 JUNE 2025
RHINO Stationery is recognised throughout the UK as a leading supplier of educational paper stationery.
RHINO Stationery is a trading name of Victor Stationery a family-run business, which has been making quality paper stationery and exercise books since the early 1920s.
Their head office is located in Belfast with their production facility in a purpose-built factory in Tallinn, Estonia.
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CPI PRESS RELEASE
9 JUNE 2025
Following an extensive selection process, the CPI Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Alex Veitch as the next Chief Executive of the Confederation of Paper Industries.
Alex will take up his role from 26th August 2025, joining the Confederation following several years as Director of Policy and Insights at the British Chambers of Commerce, an authentic voice for British business drawing on a powerful network that represents business interests in Westminster, Brussels, and in every part of the UK.
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Updates from Leigh Stationers' Academy
6 JUNE 2025
Items this week include:
- A Message from the Principal
- Start of Module 6 and Dates for Your Diary
- Summer Examinations for Years 11 & 13
- End-of-Module Celebration Assemblies
- Attendance Challenge: Classes Lead the Pack at Silverstone
- Year 7 Secure Third Place in LAT Handball Competition
- LAT Geography Photography Competition – Entries Now Open
- Year 11 Careers Support Continues During Examination Period
- Work Experience Update for Years 10 & 12
- Weekly Sports Fixtures: Strong Performances Across Cricket Teams
- Help Us Understand How Your Child Travels to the Academy
- Meet the Greenwich Immunisation Team – Community Event
- Missed a School Vaccine? Local Catch-Up Clinics Available
- Final Uniform Discount of the Academic Year
Introducing Corporate Member XEROX
5 JUNE 2025
Xerox has a proud tradition of pioneering research and continues to be in the forefront of innovation.
Xerox has a rich history of innovation. As the inventors of Ethernet over 50 years ago, they helped build the foundation for today's Internet. In fact, not known to many, the Ethernet's first commercialisation was as a communication bus in their production publishing systems in the early 1990s.
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Introducing Corporate Member SUN CHEMICAL
4 JUNE 2025
Sun Chemical, a prominent member of the DIC Group, stands as a leading manufacturer of printing inks, coatings, adhesives, pigments, masterbatches, polymers as well as liquid and solid compounds, along with application materials.
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Introducing Corporate Member RICOH
3 JUNE 2025
Ricoh was formed in 1936 in Tokyo, Japan. Their founder, Kiyoshi Ichimura, was a remarkable visionary who championed a responsible, progressive and people-first approach to doing business. Mr Ichimura recognised the importance of embracing human potential to create a better future for our people and planet. This idea has inspired their focus for more than 85 years on developing solutions that empower creativity and help individuals achieve Fulfilment through Work.
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Turning The Page: Improved Understanding Of Paper’s Sustainable Story
3 JUNE 2025
As environmental awareness continues to shape consumer behaviour, NEW Two Sides research, the 2025 Trend Tracker survey, reveals encouraging progress in consumer perceptions of print, paper, and paper-based packaging. Conducted across key European markets, the survey points to increasing awareness of sustainability facts - and the essential role of paper in a circular economy.
Despite persistent misconceptions, a growing number of consumers understand the facts about Europe’s forests and the environmental credentials of paper. The belief that European forests are shrinking, while still held by a majority, has reduced from 60% in 2023 to 56% this year.
Meanwhile, those correctly recognising that Europe's forests are in fact growing has edged up to 16%, from 15% in 2023 - a small but significant sign that education and transparency are making a difference.