Companies & suppliers

Conqueror: historic letterhead brand lives on

Antalis buys Arjo brands

Antalis has acquired a portfolio of Arjowiggins brands including Conqueror, Curious Collection, Keaykolour, and Pop’Set.

Strikes remain planned for four dates in the coming month

CWU and Royal Mail enter negotiations

Royal Mail Group (RMG) and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), the union for Royal Mail workers, have today (7 November) entered an intensive period of negotiations on all aspects of pay and...

Part of the Freetone colour picker

Pantone alternatives mooted

Alternatives to Pantone are popping up as the fallout from the Adobe-Pantone split also gains wider traction in the design community.

Coloured premium papers are part of the acquired portfolio

Antalis: stocks in place to bridge Arjo transition

Antalis plans to have new manufacturing partners in place by Q1 2023 for the Arjowiggins brands it acquired this week, and believes it can meet customer demand in the meantime.

Digital FineArt range of high-quality inkjet papers

Hahnemühle appoints new UK distributor

Hahnemühle has appointed Art Systems as the master distributor for its Digital FineArt range in the UK.

Smurfit Kappa employs around 48,000 staff

Bumper sales boost for Smurfit Kappa

Smurfit Kappa Group has released a trading update for the nine months to 30 September 2022, which shows a major jump in revenue for the paper-based and corrugated packaging manufacturer.

(L-R) Puneet Gupta, Rod Leach and Poonam Gupta

PG Paper supports growth with new MD hire

Paper merchant PG Paper has hired a new managing director to support its growth plans across global markets and further diversification.

KM: print volumes at commercial printing companies “on a recovery trend”

Konica Minolta grows pro print sales

Sales at Konica Minolta’s Professional Print Business operation were up nearly 30% at the half-year as the business recovered from supply chain issues and other challenges.

The new site has more than tripled Apprintable's space

Apprintable moves to larger premises, invests, and hires

London-based print and design specialist Apprintable has moved to new, larger premises to continue its growth and ongoing kit investment drive, and has also expanded its headcount.

Cooper: Speedmaster will grow the business across both envelopes and packaging

Encore Group to double capacity with new Speedmaster

Independently owned envelope and packaging manufacturer The Encore Group has purchased a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 to double its available print capacity.