Companies & suppliers

Commercial printer Hickling & Squires has made its first investment in processless plate technology.

Specialist UV lamp manufacturer Alpha-Cure is celebrating its 25th anniversary, following a year in which it saw increased demand for its products during the coronavirus pandemic.

UPM has agreed to sell its Shotton newsprint mill in North Wales to a subsidiary of Turkish conglomerate Eren Holdings.

Creasing matrix and profile rubbers manufacturer C&T Channel Matrix has launched a new high-performance die ejection rubber designed for use in all packaging sectors.

Spandex has expanded its growing portfolio of films with a new collection of ImagePerfect decorative and privacy glass films for application on interior and exterior windows, doors, and partitions.

ImageData Group has become the first UK company to invest in an Onset X3 HS Dual Flex flatbed printer from Fujifilm.

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe has raised prices for its coated specialty papers again.

Equipment manufacturer and supplier BlueCrest has launched its rebranded version of Kyocera’s TASKalfa Pro 15000c inkjet production press to the UK market.

CCM Group is offering its investment and a major marketing campaign to a local products-based business.

While the reopening of non-essential retail and outdoor hospitality was warmly received as a keystone in the industry’s ongoing recovery, April’s headlines were largely dominated by less welcome news.