Print buying
![Pitney Bowes survey: UK volumes were up 7%](/media/hynjzmok/pitney-bowes-parcels.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e73873a2bc50)
Parcels boom is boost to print
Worldwide parcel volumes exceeded more than 100bn for the first time last year according to the latest research from Pitney Bowes – before the spike in online ordering caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Roland DG expands cylinder options
Roland DG has developed a new sub £1,000 tool for its VersaUV LEF family of desktop UV flatbeds to enable direct-to-object printing on cylindrical items.
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Walstead plays waiting game on M&A, expects more rivals will fail
Walstead group chief executive Paul Utting believes it is “inevitable” that some competitors will fail when government coronavirus support packages come to an end, with the web and gravure markets...
![Westdale's Cardiff factory. Image: Google Maps](/media/l1rjjuke/westdale-press-factory.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e73869894950)
Westdale Press calls in administrators
Westdale Press has gone into administration after being fatally wounded by the double-whammy of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Nettl doubles scholarship places
Grafenia is doubling the number of places available on its Nettl Academy Scholarship scheme after signing up the first batch of scholars.
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MSO Cleland in £5m expansion
MSO Cleland has invested in state-of-the-art printing and finishing kit as part of a £5m spend to expand its packaging operations that will also create 35 new jobs.
![Variable packaging: "a canvas of iconic Liverpool symbols, phrases and images"](/media/fmzpo3ip/liverpool-fc-cadbury-hp-indigo.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e73860884b30)
Liverpool fans benefit from sweet deal
Premier League champions Liverpool have teamed up with Cadbury and HP to produce limited edition Dairy Milk bars for tens of thousands of fans.
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CVG uses sugar beet pulp in new grade
Crown Van Gelder is gearing up to make paper using sugar beet fibres on an industrial scale, in what it believes is a world first.
![Jamm's Woolwich factory: completion of sale will be timed to allow Jamm to relocate](/media/hz3pj3ql/jamm-print-production-woolwich-factory.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e738500c2ba0)
Jamm puts London site on the market
Jamm Print & Production is selling its London premises as part of plans to relocate to a more suitable site.
![Sumner: there’s a lot of cross fertilisation opportunities for both businesses](/media/wbdkb15v/sumner.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e73851bd8520)
Print pair target growth with new company
Two print bosses have joined forces to buy a personalised passes and ID and membership card manufacturer and leverage their combined expertise to grow the business.