Sheetfed

Ancient House Printing Group has been acquired by an investment group that has ambitions to become the largest private company in the UK.

Pyramid Press has signed off a circa £2m spend to install a highly automated RMGT B1 press later this year after reevaluating its business during the pandemic.

Koenig & Bauer has reported a big jump in orders for sheetfed presses in Q1 thanks to “sharp growth in the more pandemic resistant packaging printing market”.

Manroland Sheetfed has snapped up the former head of Heidelberg’s large-format press business and aims to plug the “gaping hole” left by its rival’s exit from that part of the market.

Venn Holdings has rebranded recent acquisition John Dollin Printing, switched up its offering with a focus on B2, and has taken on two new hires to boost the sales team.

Koenig & Bauer expects to break even in the current financial year, after filing 2020 results that were “significantly better than the industry average”.

British manufacturer GEW is celebrating 30 years in business that has seen the company grow into an international leader in UV curing systems.

Sun Chemical has launched improved and more sustainable versions of its SunWave Lumina UV sheetfed inks for commercial printing.

Heidelberg has announced that a number of European customers have invested in presses from its Chinese manufacturing site, with export orders from the facility growing to 19% of sales.

Former Heidelberg executives Andy Rae and Anthony Thirlby have teamed up on a new buy-and-build venture – the duo have already made their first acquisition and have more buys in their sights.