Packaging

Oriel boosts proofing with Fuji spend

Trade UV printer Oriel Printing has added digital wide-format services with a £75,000 investment that will dramatically cut its proofing costs and help it move into new markets.

Q&A: Matt Bates, business development manager, Chesapeake

Matt’s Cornish roots are evident in the fact that after leaving school he studied printing at Plymouth College of Art & Design. He subsequently embarked upon something of a tour of the industry’s...

Arle Capital acquires Innovia Group in €498 million deal

UK-based substrate manufacturer Innovia Group, which produces polymer banknotes material and packaging films, has been acquired by private equity group Arle Capital in a €498 million deal.

Queen's Award winners celebrate success

Print and packaging businesses picked up a clutch of Queen’s Awards for Enterprise this week.

Printer's horse wins Grand National

Print boss John Provan is living the dream after his horse Pineau De Re romped home in Saturday’s Grand National to claim a £561,300 prize.

Plain tobacco packaging one step closer

The government is set to introduce regulations that will pave the way for a ban on branded tobacco packaging in the UK.

New Heidelberg inkjet kit to target labels, sheetfed and product decoration

Heidelberg is planning a fresh assault on the crowded digital label press space with the promise of “no more compromise” for label printers.

Copytrax launches PrintMaster Rubens

Copytrax has launched a new flatbed solvent printer, the PrintMaster Rubens.

Denny Brothers buys Xeikon 3500 label press

Denny Brothers visited Ipex on Tuesday to sign for a Xeikon 3500 digital label press with Xeikon’s low-temperature ICE toner technology.

InPrint 2014 on target for inaugural show

New industrial print show Inprint, making its debut on the events calendar next month, has already signed 120 exhibitors and visitor numbers are on track to exceed expectations.