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The bottles are made of 94% recycled paperboard

International first for Frugalpac machine

UK-based paper bottle manufacturer Frugalpac has signed a deal with a Canadian packaging firm for its pioneering paper bottle machine.

RR Flexo had entered a CVA in October 2020. Image: Google Maps

Print businesses sold in pre-pack deals

The pandemic fall out continues to impact the industry as two more print businesses hit the buffers and pre-pack to survive.

Around 200 Unite the Union members are picketing today

Picket lines out at Sun Chemical

Union members across Sun Chemical’s major UK ink plants are taking part in a second day of strikes.

Travis (L) with Goleniowski: "There was a gap in our hardware portfolio"

Papergraphics joins Roland DG dealer network

UK wide-format specialist Papergraphics has signed an agreement with Roland DG to join its exclusive dealer channel, selling some of the manufacturer’s key products for the sign and graphics market.

Benny Landa: "We are thrilled and proud to welcome such high-profile investors"

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).

The Print Box was set up in 2015

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.

Strong market conditions have continued in all UPM businesses

UPM and Stora Enso both raise outlooks

Two paper manufacturers have raised their guidance for 2022 due to strong market conditions.

DRPG is one of a clutch of recent buyers of Kongsberg kit

Purple patch for CMYUK with Kongsberg Edge

Wide-format kit dealer CMYUK has seen a flurry of orders for the Kongsberg X24 Edge digital cutting table in recent months.

WirralCo closed at the end of March. Image: Google Maps

WirralCo in liquidation

Merseyside trade printer WirralCo has gone into liquidation and shut its doors after becoming the latest victim of the pandemic.

(L-R) Partwell Group's Matthew Woodhouse with Phil Turner

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.