Companies & suppliers

New names amongst the 2022 Printweek Awards winners
The UK print industry joined forces for the first time in almost two-and-a-half years last night to celebrate the sector’s brightest and best.

Royal Mail to hike 1st Class stamp price by 10p
Royal Mail will increase the price of a 1st Class stamp by 10p to 95p from next month.

UPM strike stretches past 60 days
Another week has passed without any signs of progress between UPM and union workers who have now been on strike for more than 60 days.

Xaar acquires Megnajet to accelerate growth
Xaar has acquired Megnajet and Technomation, whose businesses trade together under the name Megnajet and manufacture industrial ink management and supply systems for digital inkjet.

Highcon raises $18.5m to continue growth
Highcon Systems has raised $18.5m (£13.8m) by means of a private share placement.

Stora Enso stops production and sales in Russia
Stora Enso is stopping all production and sales in Russia until further notice due to the ongoing invasion in Ukraine.

Mondi updates on Ukraine, Russia
Mondi has suspended production at its plant in Ukraine, while its Russian pulp and paper facilities remains operational.

Mimaki unveils new printers and more at Innovation Days
Mimaki has launched a new wide-format inkjet printer range as well as new cutting plotters to kick off its Global Innovation Days event, which is taking place online this week.

DecoNetwork partners with The Magic Touch on DTF
DecoNetwork has partnered with The Magic Touch to offer a selection of garment transfer templates and process guidelines for the new direct-to-film (DTF) transfer process.

Sun Chemical to implement energy surcharges
Sun Chemical will implement energy surcharges across its entire portfolio of packaging, commercial sheetfed, and screen inks, coatings, consumables, and adhesives in Europe, Middle East, and Africa,...