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The Northumberland County Council tender is worth £270,000

New tenders include European contract

Among the new print tenders currently available are two from councils in the UK as well as a contract on the continent.

Macfarlane has financed the deal entirely from its existing £35m bank facility

Macfarlane acquires protective packaging business B&D

Macfarlane has acquired specialist protective packaging company B&D, in line with its strategy of building its own protective packaging business through a combination of organic and acquisitive...

78% of visitors to WrapFest 2023 expressed interest in returning in 2024

Fespa confirms 2024 return for WrapFest

Fespa's specialist vinyl installation and vehicle wrapping show WrapFest will return to the Silverstone Race Circuit next year.

Departures dominate September’s most-read stories

While the passing of Heidelberg's Mark Singer, Xerox’s Drupa withdrawal, and The National Trust offshoring its Handbook were the top stories, the month featured its fair share of good news too.

The buy is Riccobono Group's most significant expansion outside France

French group takes European top spot in gravure

Continental printer Riccobono Group has become the biggest gravure printer in Europe after completing its takeover of Germany’s TSB.

The AccurioPress 7136 series can produce a monthly peak volume of up to 3.24 million A4 pages

Konica Minolta upgrades mono portfolio

Konica Minolta has enhanced its monochrome portfolio of digital printers with the new AccurioPress 7136 series.

MNA's flagship newspaper titles have a combined daily print circulation of 23,000

National World acquires MNA and PCS

National World has swooped to acquire Midland News Association and its sister company Press Computer Systems in a deal that will propel the group beyond the £100m turnover mark.

Icahn had increased his stake in Xerox last year

Xerox to buy back $542m Xerox stake from Icahn

Xerox is set to purchase all of the company’s shares that are owned by activist investor Carl Icahn for around $542m (£442m).

Mike Boyle: a rising tide lifts all boats

Closing the loop: How to be a truly sustainable business and why it matters

HP’s Mike Boyle looks at how embracing a circular economy can be a win for consumers, printers and the planet and shares some of the lessons from HP’s journey of adopting a closed-loop business...

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The Princess of Wales had a textile manufacturers tour this week. Image: The Royal Family

Catherine, Princess of Wales visits Standfast & Barracks

Catherine, Princess of Wales visited historic textile printer Standfast & Barracks on Tuesday (26 September) as part of a tour of northern textile manufacturers.