News

Donegal returns to digital roots with Landa role

Steve Donegal has joined Landa Digital Printing as its new regional sales manager for the UK and Ireland.

Mondi: uncoated fine paper markets in Europe “remain tight”

Mondi confirms Russian exit

Mondi has confirmed that it plans to divest its Russian operations because of the country's invasion of Ukraine.

Monz: "We will continue to work on strengthening our core business in the printing sector"

Full-year sales and orders up for Heidelberg

Heidelberg achieved its own forecast for sales and EBITDA margin in the financial year 2021/22 and returned to profitability, according to unaudited preliminary results.

Bluetree: mask and print ops now individual trading entities

Bluetree separates mask wing

Bluetree Group has implemented a new corporate structure and holding company to reflect the new shape of the business since it began making surgical masks.

Paul and Emma Marsh opened the Basingstoke facility this week

THEMPC opens UK digital print studio and European ops hub

THEMPC has opened a digital printing studio, production facility and warehouse in Hampshire and an operations hub in Munich, Germany that will support its EU customers.

Radebeul will have a "largely carbon-neutral" district heating system

War speeds Koenig & Bauer plans to expand in-house power generation

Koenig & Bauer has reduced its Q1 losses on sales that were slightly down on 2021, while flagging that ongoing supply chain uncertainties meant it could not provide a reliable forecast for the full...

Nangle: Fusion Cross investment will support business growth

MBA Group ups capacity with fourth Fusion Cross

MBA Group has taken on a fourth Bowe Systec Fusion Cross high speed inserter from Bowe UK to further increase its capacity.

Tesco's digitisation strategy drives customers to use its app

Tesco steers customers towards online statements

Tesco plans to send out Clubcard statements by email rather than post from next month “to help save paper” – although there is an option for customers to opt back in to printed communications.

The VeloBlade Volta 69+ was installed in April

Fordingbridge brings die-cutting in-house with Vivid install

Fordingbridge Print has taken on a VeloBlade Volta 69+ digital die-cutting system from Vivid Laminating Technologies to bring die-cutting in-house.

CBILS was part of the government's pandemic business support measures

Company financial distress levels rise

There was a 19% increase in the number of companies in critical financial distress in the first quarter of 2022, according to new research.

Pindar Scarborough: five web presses and a big bindery

Industry awaits Walstead decision on what's next for YM web kit

Walstead’s deal to buy at least seven web offset presses from the collapsed YM web division has resulted in feverish industry speculation about what happens next.

The increase is effective on orders with delivery from 1 June 2022

Lecta to up prices on specialty grades

Lecta will increase prices on all of its specialty paper grades by 8% to 10% from next month.

The new logo came into effect on 2 May

Spandex unifies group under single brand

Spandex has introduced a new logo to reflect the evolution of the business while also unifying its brand across all group companies in Europe and Australia.

Atlas Packaging is an independent corrugated packaging provider

Smurfit Kappa acquires Atlas Packaging

Smurfit Kappa UK (SKUK) has acquired corrugated packaging provider Atlas Packaging.

Scanlon: customer demand and future volumes are key

Walstead seals deal for YM web assets

Walstead Group has acquired most of the assets of YM Group’s shuttered web offset businesses in administration – and could reboot one of the factories if customer support makes it viable.