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Nampak Paper Holdings rebrands as Contego Packaging

Nampak Paper Holdings has rebranded under the name Contego Packaging following its acquisition by US-based Platinum Equity.

GPV enters into bankruptcy protection

GPV, the French parent of UK envelope maker Heritage Envelopes, has been placed into the French equivalent of Chapter 11, redressement judiciaire.

Northprint an industry success: Manroland GB

Press manufacturer Manroland GB has proclaimed Northprint 2011 as a "positive step" for print, while celebrating 100 years of its flagship brand.

JKM Offset boosts its digital printing capacity with Ricoh C720s

Delhi-based JKM Offset has invested in a Ricoh Pro C720s digital press with an EFI Fiery controller at its Okhla unit for short-run commercial and book printing work.

Advanced Dynamics launches Eurokett Matrix range

Labelling supplier Advanced Dynamics has announced the UK launch of its Eurokett Matrix label dispensers.

Manufacturers to raise plate prices as input costs surge

Fujifilm has said the impact of increasing raw material costs has forced it to raise the cost of its digital offset plates by at least 10% from 1 July.

Wyndeham to close Apple following contract losses

Wyndeham Press Group has entered into a 30-day consultation with the 80 staff at Wyndeham Apple following a proposal to close the web offset printing site on 30 June.

Global Graphics CTO Bailey outlines RIP challenge of digital print

Digital printers could be faced with escalating digital front-end (DFE) costs as faster presses and the increased complexity of print jobs place greater stress on processing power.

Sun Chemical appoints Greg Hayes group MD for northern Europe

Sun Chemical has appointed Greg Hayes as its group managing director for the northern European region.

SPS Group on track to double turnover to 20m

SPS Group has said it is on track to double turnover to 20m by 2014 after it invested in a large-format, flatbed Inca Onset S20 inkjet printer from Fujifilm last year.

Kala Jyothi is the official print partner for PrintWeek India Awards 2011

Haymarket Media, publisher of PrintWeek India and Kala Jyothi, commercial and magazine printing specialists are joining hands again for the third edition of PrintWeek India Awards. It was the official...

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe to increase Giroform carbonless prices

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe is to increase the price of its Giroform carbonless paper after it said it experienced a steady rise in costs.

Print SMEs will 'likely miss out' on 2.5bn funding pot

The Forum of Private Business has warned that the majority of print SMEs are likely to miss out on available finance following the launch of a 2.5bn business growth fund.

Hickling & Squires becomes first UK printer to achieve UGRA PSO

B2 printer Hickling & Squires has become the first UK printer to achieve UGRA Process Standard Offset (PSO) certification.

EFI lauds Fespa Digital 2011 for 'record setting' sales

Wide-format and software specialist EFI has praised Fespa Digital 2011 as having brought it the most orders of any previous Fespa exhibition.