Companies & suppliers

Finnish strike action is paused

Wide-ranging strike action in Finland has been suspended as of today (8 April).

Williams: touch is such an important part of the human experience

Canon breaks barriers in exhibition for blind

Canon’s groundbreaking photography exhibition ‘The World Unseen’ opened yesterday (4 April) at Somerset House in central London.

KM: print volumes at commercial printing companies “on a recovery trend”

Konica Minolta plans to cut 2,400 jobs

Konica Minolta is implementing global structural reforms to achieve its ‘Medium-term Business Plan’ goals for its fiscal year 2023 through to 2025, and sustainable growth beyond 2025, with 2,400 jobs...

Harris: "Our clients realise doing the right thing is more than a compliance cost"

Aura and CarbonQuota partner on sustainability initiative

Packaging sustainability consultancy Aura and carbon management data specialist CarbonQuota have formed a new partnership designed to give brands and retailers a broader and more holistic view of...

(L-R) Lasercomb's Mark Ridings, Arden's Martin Poynter, and Lasercomb's Alistair Baxter and Mark Guest

Arden Group acquires Lasercomb Dies

The Arden Group has acquired Lasercomb Dies, whose 80 staff and operations will continue as normal following the completion of the deal.

Prodigi Group board (L-R): CEO James Old, CTO Tom Gallard, COO Eric Kickert and CPO Steve Levin

Prodigi acquires Peecho

Print-on-demand company Prodigi has acquired Amsterdam-based cloud printing specialist Peecho.

Bakergoodchild's new Ricohs have helped clear a production bottleneck

Bakergoodchild upgrades with Ricoh installs

Birmingham mailing house Bakergoodchild has installed a pair of brand-new Ricoh cut sheet toner presses, helping it shift the production bottleneck back onto finishing.

Hybrid readies new workflow and direct drive DFE for digital presses

Hybrid Software will showcase a new workflow system at Drupa that promises to "take away IT headaches” for end users.

Metsä Board has decided not to proceed with the Kaskinen investment

Metsä Board changes Kaskinen plans; will invest in existing mills

Metsä Board has decided not to invest in a new folding boxboard mill in Kaskinen, Finland following the completion of a pre-engineering phase, and the business now plans to invest in its existing...

Last month’s listicle brightened with a few rays of sunshine

While March may have been on the damp side weatherwise, there were smatterings of sunshine in Printweek’s ranking of our most read stories. Chief among them were a brace of high-profile start-ups and,...