Packaging
DS Smith purchases Creo and posts strong annual growth
DS Smith has acquired POS specialist Creo from investment management company Writtle, its seventh acquisition since May 2015.
Denny Bros relieves cutting bottleneck
Label and leaflet specialist Denny Bros has eased a production bottleneck with a new Wohlenberg 115 high-speed cutter.
Integrity Print celebrates centenary
Integrity Print is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the company, and has made a £1.5m investment across its operations as it adapts for the future.
Touching the future today
It was Drupa 4.0, we were touching the future, and from 10 o’clock onwards on day one the buzz from Düsseldorf’s Messe was palpable. “Drupaaaaa, is in town agaaaaain” blared round the 17 halls, and...
Sleeve specialists get into a groove
Last year was a watershed moment for sales of vinyl records in the UK. Just over 2 million LPs were purchased in 2015 – a 64% increase on the previous year and a 21-year sales high, according to...
UK printers contribute to KBA Drupa sales boom
Three UK printers were among those which chose KBA this Drupa, helping to propel the German manufacturer to a €100m sales boom.
Indian newspaper group moves into packaging
Sakal, the Indian newspaper and commercial business group, has invested €2m (£1.6m) with KBA (16-C47) and Bobst (10-A60) at Drupa to move into packaging.
Glossop Cartons signs for new litho press
Glossop Cartons has signed at Drupa for an RMGT 10-series B1 press, in a six-colour-plus-coater configuration.
Glossop is first customer for Imprint's carton MIS
Glossop Cartons signed up for a new carton-specific MIS system from Imprint-MIS at Drupa.
HP signs biggest Japanese order, announces Smurfit Kappa alliance
HP has sealed a huge Japanese deal for a new books-on-demand factory at Drupa, and has also announced a collaboration with packaging giant Smurfit Kappa for its upcoming C500 corrugated solution.