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Astley Signs produces signage for a range of major clients

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.

Edge offering includes consultancy, whitepapers, and case-studies

Ricoh and BPIF partner on competition

Ricoh has partnered with the BPIF to run a free competition that offers thousands of pounds of business services to support printers looking to evolve their operations through new revenue streams or...

Jacobson: "We are committed to driving innovation"

EFI acquires Inèdit Software

EFI has acquired Spanish company Inèdit Software to extend its strategy to accelerate digital transformation in industrial print.

The division uses a Xeikon 3500 press and AB Graphic converting line

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.

The new machine replaced a Heidelberg Linoprint CP

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.

The deal was formalised in May

Haybrooke secures Specsavers deal

Print procurement specialist Haybrooke Associates has signed a deal with Specsavers to provide the optical retail chain with “a combination of print buying solutions and services”.

4% of mail prompted a purchase in Q1 2022

Mail volumes at highest level in two years

JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q1 2022, a period that saw mail volumes on the panel reach their highest level since Q1 2020.

Duncan: "The system meets our customers’ needs from an end-product perspective"

Printed.com enhances services with Vivid investment

Printed.com has invested in a VeloBlade Volta 1070+ digital die-cutting system from Vivid Laminating Technologies to expand its services.

(L-R) Swanline's Richard Towers, Zeus' Keith Ockenden and Swanline's Nick Kirby

Swanline and BoxMart acquired by Zeus

Irish-owned global packaging company Zeus has acquired Swanline Group and its sister company BoxMart in an agreement worth more than €25m (£21.4m).

Stora Enso currently produces recycled containerboard in Poland

Stora Enso starts feasibility study for Belgian line conversion

Stora Enso has started a feasibility study at its paper production site in Langerbrugge, Belgium, for the conversion of one of its two paper lines into a high-volume recycled containerboard line.