This years GCA AGM, held at the Leeds Royal Armoury, was truly a grand day out! The annual event held by the Greeting Card Association brought together over 180 members from all across the industry

That’s right we’ve hit the big 169! Founded in 1854, as a stationery and printing shop on the Sheffield high street, Loxleys has evolved into an established print partner serving the greeting card industry and producing over 100 million cards a year!

Last week saw the return of our favourite event on the card industry calendar, the Henries. The annual award ceremony, hosted by progressive greetings, shares the achievements of greeting card designers and publishers across 20 award categories such as ‘Best Humorous Range’, ‘Best Photographic Range’, and ‘Best Diversity and Inclusion Range’.

To celebrate this years ‘Thinking of You’ week we’ve partnered with fellow GCA member Greentings to create a re-usable ‘Thinking of You’ card design. The bright and bold card will be posted across the UK during September to share the message of spreading love, care and happiness through the gifting of greeting cards.

To understand the power of Paper vs. Pixels we asked our friends and family how they feel about receiving physical greeting cards in the post

Welcome to Loxleys first independent CSR report following our management buy out 12 months ago. Take a look through our latest CSR report covering our on site energy usage, sustainable finishing options and established recycling schemes.

Loxleys have conducted an annual survey for the past 8+ years with the aim of actively responding to customer feedback to make improvements across the business.

Tips on photographing greeting cards for shop listings and social media from small business photographer Heather - Creative Photographer

Loxleys history as the printer of choice for many businesses including Rowntree’s, Batchelors and RoSPA (The Royal society for the Prevention of Accidents).

Julia has generously shared her experience of becoming an established greeting card and gift designer. Discussing her design influences, love for language and the building blocks of her Yorkshire brand.

Continuing our journey to sustainable manufacturing we have recently invested over £100,000 in a new paper banding line as an alternative to transit packing with traditional OPP plastic film.

And that’s a wrap for another fabulous PG Live!