Companies & suppliers
Landa’s lab-grown diamond firm completes $90m investment round
Benny Landa’s Lusix venture, which produces lab-grown diamonds, has completed an investment round of $90m (£74.5m).
New lease of life for The Print Box
The Print Box, based in south Staffordshire, has breathed new life into the business, diversifying and adding new staff, with the help of new funding.
UPM and Stora Enso both raise outlooks
Two paper manufacturers have raised their guidance for 2022 due to strong market conditions.
White Rose Cutting Formes ups capacity with new bender
Die shop White Rose Cutting Formes has significantly expanded its production capacity with the installation of a Serviform LineA next-generation high-end bender.
Dayfold returns to Tharstern
Dayfold has signed back up to Tharstern MIS after five years away.
Major blaze at Smurfit Kappa site
110 firefighters and more than 30 fire appliances have been tackling a “large-scale incident” at Smurfit Kappa’s site in Nechells, Birmingham.
Astley Signs acquired by Mindelon
Privately owned Swedish corporate group Mindelon has acquired all the shares in Gateshead-headquartered Astley Signs, for an undisclosed sum.
EFI acquires Inèdit Software
EFI has acquired Spanish company Inèdit Software to extend its strategy to accelerate digital transformation in industrial print.
KCS Print launches new sustainable label division
Root Sustainable, the new division of Cornwall-based label manufacturer KCS Print launched last month, will target food, drink, and lifestyle brands with its sustainable label offering.
H&H Reeds installs Versafire EV
H&H Reeds has invested in a new Heidelberg Versafire EV five-colour digital press, continuing a decades-long partnership.