Companies & suppliers

110 firefighters and more than 30 fire appliances have been tackling a “large-scale incident” at Smurfit Kappa’s site in Nechells, Birmingham.

Privately owned Swedish corporate group Mindelon has acquired all the shares in Gateshead-headquartered Astley Signs, for an undisclosed sum.

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

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.

H&H Reeds has invested in a new Heidelberg Versafire EV five-colour digital press, continuing a decades-long partnership.

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”.

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

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.

Fespa Global Print Expo 2022 marked a welcome return to normal for exhibitors and visitors last week, as confidence continues to return to the sector.

IG Design Group has agreed new, reduced, banking facilities and covenants that will run until March 2024.