De La Rue Authentication extends Microsoft deal
De La Rue Authentication extends Microsoft dealDe La Rue has signed a further extension of its decades-long brand protection contract with Microsoft.The relationship between the two companies dates back to the mid-1990s.A five-year renewal just signed…
Bakergoodchild upgrades with Ricoh installs
Bakergoodchild upgrades with Ricoh installsBirmingham mailing house Bakergoodchild has installed a pair of brand-new Ricoh cut sheet toner presses, helping it shift the production bottleneck back onto finishing.The Pro C9500 and Pro C7500 – both fres…
Special exhibition / Canon breaks barriers in exhibition for blind
Special exhibitionCanon breaks barriers in exhibition for blindCanon’s groundbreaking photography exhibition ‘The World Unseen’ opened yesterday (4 April) at Somerset House in central London.Featuring tactile high-relief prints of famous photograph…
International Paper updates on possible offer for DS Smith
International Paper updates on possible offer for DS SmithInternational Paper Company has provided an update on its possible offer for DS Smith, which would see the US company acquire DS Smith’s entire issued and to be issued share capital.In a state…
UK Printing Company pre-packs
Administrators report filedUK Printing Company pre-packsWide-format and promotional print specialist UK Printing Company (UKPC) has undergone a pre-pack sale to S43 Trading Limited, a new company set up by UKPC director Adam Robinson.Administrators Ma…
PepsiCo adopts more paper packaging
Further reduces use of virgin plasticPepsiCo adopts more paper packagingPepsiCo Europe has expanded its use of paper-based packaging on multipack products.The firm has announced that it will switch to paper outer bags for all its Snack A Jacks rice ca…
Bluetree in Muller Martini first, new Landa will be S11P spec
Bluetree in Muller Martini first, new Landa will be S11P specBluetree Group has invested nearly £2m in the UK’s first Muller Martini Prinova Digital stitching lines – and its new Landa press will also be the country’s first S11P model.The firs…
Partition Graphics up to speed with Canon Colorado install
Partition Graphics up to speed with Canon Colorado installPartition Graphics has installed a Canon Colorado M3W UVgel 1.6m roll-to-roll printer in the first stage of a print room evolution.The Chesham-based digital printer, which claims credit as the …
CP Arts completes decades-long transition to digital
Agfa Tauro 3300 UHS installedCP Arts completes decades-long transition to digitalRetail and POS specialist CP Arts has taken the final step in its digital transition with the installation of a new Agfa Jeti Tauro 3300 UHS printer at its Exeter site.In…
Jobs go as Bluetree opts for industrial over luxe at Kingsbury
Strategic decision to move away from high-end craft workJobs go as Bluetree opts for industrial over luxe at KingsburyBluetree Group has decided to switch the remit of Kingsbury Press from bespoke books and high-end brochures to standardised products,…
Konica Minolta hires EFI's Mallozzi
Will head up industrial printing divisionKonica Minolta hires EFIs MallozziKonica Minolta has bought on ex-EFI heavyweight Frank Mallozzi to head up its industrial printing division, including high-speed inkjet, labelling and embellishment business ch…
Blackwell refreshes digital lineup following MBO
Versants installedBlackwell refreshes digital lineup following MBOBlackwell Print has refreshed its digital printing lineup following its management buyout (MBO) in June 2023.The commercial printer, based in Great Yarmouth, has replaced two Xerox Vers…
Fourth CEE acquisition / Coveris to acquire Polish packaging specialist
Fourth CEE acquisitionCoveris to acquire Polish packaging specialistCoveris has agreed to acquire a Polish manufacturer of high-quality flexible paper and films packaging.Following its recent acquisitions of packaging sites in Hungary, Poland, and Cze…
Short runs brought in-house / CCA Occasions boosts digital with installs
Short runs brought in-houseCCA Occasions boosts digital with installsCCA Occasions completed a major investment round in late 2023, helping the digital print firm bring a number of services in-house.CCA, which specialises in personalised products, car…
Woodberry snaps up Reelvision Print
Specialises in inline production of folding cartonsWoodberry snaps up Reelvision PrintWoodberry Packaging has chalked up another buy with the acquisition of specialist carton printer Reelvision Print.Rossendale-based Reelvision Print in producing shor…
HUBS 3D PRINTING TREND REPORT SAYS 3D PRINTING INDUSTRY GROWING AT 17%
HUBS 3D PRINTING TREND REPORT SAYS 3D PRINTING INDUSTRY GROWING AT 17%Hubs, part of the Protolabs manufacturing network since 2021, has published its 3D printing trend report for 2023. The headline finding is that 3D printing is “evolving” from a, “…