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PCP: web, sheetfed and large-format printing
'Significant opportunity for growth'

PCP under new ownership

Precision Colour Printing (PCP) has been sold to an investment firm that has further buys in its sights.

(L-R) Peter Jolly and Clare Revell at the 2024 Printweek Awards
Nearly seven years with the business

Peter Jolly to leave HP

Peter Jolly, country manager for UK and Ireland at HP Industrial, has revealed that he is leaving the manufacturer to move on to pastures new.

Software Circle: focus is on software businesses in specialist verticals
Better news at acquired software businesses

Works Manchester collapse hits Nettl results

Sales at Software Circle print and design wing Nettl Systems have fallen by more than £1m due to the Works Manchester debacle and uncertain economic conditions.

Instances of greenwash found can be sent to Two Sides
2,650 organisations challenged

Two Sides updates on global campaign success

Two Sides has so far challenged more than 2,650 organisations found to be communicating greenwashing messages to their customers since its inception, and over 1,180 have, so far, removed misleading...

Gratkorn Mill is the primary facility of Magno paper and its flagship location
Double-digit million-euro investment

Sappi Europe completes phase two of Gratkorn modernisation

Sappi Europe has completed phase two of a three-phase modernisation project at its Gratkorn Mill in Austria.

Final decision in the summer

US authorities could slap duties on $100m of plate imports

Authorities in the US have responded to Kodak’s call for tariffs to be levied on certain imported printing plates, with a preliminary decision to impose hefty duties on plates from Japan and China.

Macfarlane's Westbury staff celebrating the milestone
Founded in 1949

Macfarlane celebrates 75th anniversary

Macfarlane Group has marked 75 years of business with celebrations amongst its staff across the UK and Europe.

The additional kit has gone into Printed.com’s main Northumberland site
Second Canon VarioPrint iX3200 installed

Printed.com invests over £1m in kit as growth continues

Printed.com has bolstered its production capabilities with investment of over £1m into its printing operations, including a second Canon VarioPrint iX3200 inkjet press.

Incident could easily have been avoided

Firm fined after worker's fingers partially severed

A returnable packaging specialist has received a six-figure fine after an agency worker was injured when using an unguarded table saw at its facility.

A mock-up of Xeikon's Drupa booth, including one of its highlighted zones
Taking 'latest developments and technology'

Xeikon puts spotlight on specialist presses at Drupa

Xeikon plans to focus on digital presses for specialist applications at Drupa, including a new high-res inkjet model for labels and an inline embellishment system co-developed with Kurz.

Hot topics

In case you missed them, April’s most read stories

The end of one technology era and the beginning of another dominated April’s listicle, where the challenges facing some in the trade finishing sector were writ large.

Preferred offer from third party

Celloglas files NOI as 'prelude to sale'

Celloglas has filed a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators (NOI) with a buyer said to be in the wings for its business and assets.

The changes would have impacted the production of £1bn of print
6.6% CAGR for inkjet

Drupa to catapult inkjet growth forward

Commercial inkjet print sales will dominate growth in the printing sector over the next five years, as Drupa catapults new technology into wider adoption, according to a new report by market...

New legislation has stymied Abu Dhabi-backed takeover

Telegraph and Spectator sale saga continues

The saga over the future ownership of the Telegraph newspaper and Spectator magazine has entered a new phase after RedBird canned its takeover deal, putting the titles up for sale again.

The monthly publication’s most recent print issue was dated May 2024
86 years in print

Reader’s Digest UK closes

Reader’s Digest UK has come to an end after 86 years, according to its editor-in-chief.