Disciplines

Knowles: in a very good space to take the new press and run with it

BCQ revamps litho offering

BCQ Group is poised to step up to A1 as part of its post-Covid growth strategy in a circa £1m spend, the centerpiece of which is its first non-Heidelberg litho press in its 45-year history.

Jorritsma and HH Global business director Jan Verhaag seal the deal

HH goes Dutch with latest buy

HH Global has made a strategic buy on the continent with the acquisition of PaperChainManagement and PrintMediaServices.

XL 75: "competitive against B1 through cost-efficiency" says Thirlby.

Venn buys UK's first next-gen XL 75

Venn Holdings has made a significant investment in state-of-the-art B2 litho technology with the purchase of the UK's highest-spec Speedmaster XL 75 yet for JDP.

Significant milestone as cards and gifts arrived on Father’s Day itself for first time

Moonpig adds Sunday deliveries

Moonpig is taking advantage of Royal Mail’s new Sunday parcel delivery service through a new partnership.

SF Taylor's new Rapida 75 Pro will be installed in September

SF Taylor buys second K&B Rapida 75 Pro

SF Taylor has extended its relationship with Koenig & Bauer by investing in a second Rapida 75 Pro five-colour press with perfecting capability.

The acquisition was completed yesterday (1 July)

MagnaColours acquired by Avient

Water-based textiles ink supplier MagnaColours has been acquired by US specialised and sustainable materials company Avient Corporation for $48m (£34.9m).

Cray: "The new system will enhance productivity and efficiency"

CFH Docmail invests in BlueCrest insertion technology

Hybrid mail specialist CFH Docmail has expanded its insertion capability with investment in a new Mailstream Evolution multi-format inserter from BlueCrest.

Deals, deals, deals dominate June’s listicle of print’s biggest stories

Whether it buying a business, disposing of an asset or pitching for contracts, money did a lot of the talking on Printweek.com’s most read last month.

Kvarnsveden makes supercalendered magazine papers and improved newsprint

Stora Enso: Kvarnsveden to shut by end of Q3

Stora Enso has finalised negotiations at its Kvarnsveden mill, with the closure confirmed and set to take place by the end of September.

Scheme has now has supported some 11.6m jobs, at a cost of at least £66bn

Print bosses mull furlough taper

It’s the beginning of a new crunch time for some print bosses as the government’s furlough scheme begins to taper off, with businesses required to shoulder more of the costs as a result.