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Reproflex3 buys Durham platemaker
Reproflex3, the Northumberland pre-press, flexographic platemaker and FMCG packaging printer has acquired ANF, a flexo printing plate manufacturer in County Durham.
Firms admit £70m postal fraud
The trial involving a £70m fraud against Royal Mail has come to an abrupt end after a dramatic change of plea.
Agfa grows inkjet sales in Q2
Sales at Agfa’s Digital Print & Chemicals wing were up nearly 6% in Q2, with the business gearing up for commercial availability of its SpeedSet B1 inkjet press next year.
James Cropper reports revenue boost but profits fall
Cumbrian paper maker James Cropper has reported a strong recovery in sales in its full-year results, including revenue growth for its Paper division, although its pre-tax profit was down.
St Bride Foundation conference returns
St Bride Foundation has reprised its annual conference, with the event set to take place in November in person while also being live-streamed to a worldwide audience for the first time.
Macfarlane pleased with ‘resilient’ first-half
Macfarlane Group has reported on a strong start to the year, with increases in both its sales and pre-tax profit reported in its half-year results.
Fedrigoni lays out plans for new R&D centre
Italian paper manufacturer Fedrigoni Group has laid out plans for a new 3,000sqm Innovation Centre, which will concentrate its research and development (R&D) activity in one place.
Midland Regional Printers commits to tree planting and solar
Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has entered into a tree planting scheme, where for every order received it supports the planting of a tree.
Lesters goes for growth with new casemaker and hire
Lesters Packaging has installed a second TCY casemaker and expanded its sales team in a multi-million pound expansion effort.
City A.M. sale details revealed
Health and beauty group THG paid £1.5m for City A.M. in last month’s pre-pack sale, and also had to pick up its July wages bill as the newspaper came close to running out of cash.
Walstead in consultation at York site
Walstead is planning to reduce the size of its Walstead York operation as the group scales for likely future demand.
Haybrooke adds RRP feature to PaaS
Haybrooke has expanded its 'printing as a service' (PaaS) procurement model once more with the addition of a feature that offers a recommended selling price (RRP) to a print buyer/reseller.
Image 2 Output to be liquidated
Image 2 Output has been ordered to wind up its affairs, and will shortly undergo liquidation.
Cepac strike extended by two more weeks
More than 90 unionised workers at Cepac’s site in Darlington have extended their strike action over pay and conditions by a further two weeks.
Solopress launches API for print procurement
Solopress has unveiled a new API designed to improve third-party print procurement processes.