30th October 2025
MP David Burton-Sampson visits Formara.
The British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) featured MP David Burton-Sampson’s visit to Formara, highlighting discussions with Managing Director Andy Pond and Marketing & PR Executive Russ Turner about sustainability, apprenticeships, education, and the future of print.
29th October 2025
Formara welcomes MP to discuss key industry topics.
Print Monthly covered MP David Burton-Sampson’s visit to Formara, where he toured the facilities and discussed sustainability and apprenticeships.
28th October 2025
Local MP visits Formara.
MP David Burton-Sampson visited Formara to discuss sustainability, education, and apprenticeships with the senior team.
20th October 2025
Formara sticks with Canon for upgrade.
Print Business reported on Formara’s continued partnership with Canon, highlighting the company’s decision to upgrade its production press to the latest imagePRESS model.
20th October 2025
Formara sticks with Canon for upgrade
Formara reaffirmed its confidence in Canon technology, upgrading its production press to continue delivering consistent print excellence.
13th October 2025
Formara has upgraded its digital print production capabilities with the installation of a Canon imagePRESS V1350.
The article reports how the investment has significantly increased Formara’s monthly print output from 450,000 pages to 1.2 million. Across all digital presses, Formara now achieves a total capacity of approximately 4.53 million impressions per month
13th October 2025
Formara supercharges productivity with Canon upgrade.
Formara enhanced productivity by investing in a Canon imagePRESS V1350 to strengthen its digital production capacity.
13th October 2025
Formara invests in imagePRESS V1350 to deliver quality and productivity.
Earth Island highlighted Formara’s major print technology upgrade, detailing the efficiency boost and quality improvements from its new Canon press.
8th October 2025
Formara Wins Gold at National SMP Award for Education Marketing Campaign.
Formara was awarded Gold in the Mail Performance Award 2025 at the Strategic Mailing Partnership Awards for its campaign with USP College.
2nd October 2025
Long-standing Formara employee retires
Formara bid farewell to a long-standing team member after decades of service, celebrating their lasting contribution to the company and industry.
1st October 2025
Formara Wins Gold at National SMP Awards for Education Marketing Campaign.
Formara earned Gold in the Mail Performance Award at the 2025 Strategic Mailing Partnership Awards for its successful education campaign.
26th September 2025
SMP celebrates mail at annual awards night.
Formara was among the winners celebrated at the Strategic Mailing Partnership Awards, recognising excellence across the UK mailing sector.
July-August Issue 2025
Featured in Print Monthly’s Company Spotlight, this article showcases Formara Print & Marketing’s 50-year journey from a small print shop to a leading provider of sustainable, data-driven direct mail and marketing solutions.
16th July 2025
Formara Print and Marketing: Complementing Digital Marketing with Ethical Production.
A feature on how Formara integrates ethical production with modern digital marketing, reflecting on over 50 years of print heritage and evolution.
28th January 2025
Formara became a member of Two Sides, strengthening its alignment with responsible print and paper production and sustainability best practice.
7th January 2025
Featured on the Two Sides UK website, this article highlights Formara’s membership and its commitment to advancing sustainability across print and marketing.
7th January 2025
Featured in Earth Island Publishing's Print Solutions section, this article announces Formara as the newest member of Two Sides UK, the print and paper advocacy group promoting sustainability across the industry.
7th January 2025
Formara joins print and paper advocacy group Two Sides
The Bookseller reported that Formara has joined Two Sides, the international print and paper advocacy group. The article highlights Formara’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, environmental best practice, and promoting the positive, renewable story of paper within modern communications.
26th March 2025
Featured on Quadient’s website, the case study highlights how Formara enhanced speed, accuracy and scalability by upgrading to the DS-700 iQ folder inserter.
26th March 2025
Formara was featured in a Intelligent SME case study for boosting productivity with the DS-700 iQ folder inserter. The upgrade increased mailing speed five-fold and volume by 25%, with barcode tracking ensuring flawless accuracy on every campaign.
11th December 2024
Formara wins sustainability award.
Formara Print & Marketing received a national Business Awards UK accolade for its commitment to sustainable packaging and operations.
17th September 2024
Published in Autumn 2024, this Print Business cover story highlights Formara’s growth, innovation and resilience. Following its acquisition by Lifeboat Management, the Southend-based printer continues to thrive under Andy Pond’s leadership, driven by automation, sustainability and a strong data-led approach.
13th July 2023
Featured on Printweek. Formara was sold to a boutique private investment firm, marking a new chapter in its 50-year history, with long-time owner Phil Wilce retiring.
12th July 2023
Featured on Insider Media, this article reports that Lifeboat Management Ltd has acquired Southend-based printing company Formara, founded in 1971.
13th March 2022
Featured in the Echo News, this article covers how Formara created four new logo concepts as Southend-on-Sea updates its branding to reflect city status.
9th March 2022
Featured on BBC News, this article highlights Formara’s role in designing the shortlisted logo concepts for Southend-on-Sea’s new city branding following its official city status.
Featured by Accura, this article explores why Formara implemented the Accura Web-to-Print solution to streamline online ordering and boost customer efficiency.
24th June 2019
Formara was featured in a Canon UK article highlighting how true personalisation goes beyond using a name. Using Canon’s C10000VP press and EFI MarketDirect Cross Media, Formara’s data-driven campaigns deliver measurable results, including a London university mailing that generated half its total fundraising income for the year
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