News
Balcony Shirts turns spoof design into charity gain
Balcony Shirts has raised more than £800 for homeless charity Shelter after producing a one-off t-shirt inspired by the Downing Street lockdown parties scandal.
Offset Print & Packaging in UK K&B first
High quality carton manufacturer Offset Print & Packaging has become the first UK customer to purchase the new generation Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145.
Canon opens new manufacturing plant at Dutch site
Canon has opened a new production facility for water-based, polymer inks at its site in Venlo, the Netherlands.
Coveris launches new stretch film that meets PPT requirements
Coveris has launched a range of lightweight, next generation stretch films that contain a minimum of 30% recycled content to reduce reliance on virgin plastics and meet forthcoming UK Plastic...
Fujifilm upgrades full year forecast
Fujifilm has reported that sales of printing plates are recovering in its results for the first nine months of its financial year.
C&T acquires Clear Group
C&T Matrix has acquired a majority stake in Clear Group in a move that will expand its portfolio and strengthen its global distribution reach.
Printondemand-worldwide upgrades BookVault
On demand book and journal printer Printondemand-worldwide (PODWW) has overhauled its portal for authors and publishers to bring their titles to the consumer market.
OPM in double press investment
OPM Labels & Packaging Group (OPM) is investing in two new fully automated Nilpeter FA22 presses to support its accelerating growth in both Europe and the US.
Sappi posts strong Q1 results
Sappi has reported strong results for its first quarter with sales of $1.697bn (£1.25bn), up 46% year-on-year, and a profit of $123m – compared to a loss of $17m in Q1 2020.
End of an era as Moore steps down at Eclipse
Eclipse managing director Simon Moore is stepping down from day-to-day activities after a storied industry career spanning more than 40 years.
Flint Group to increase packaging prices
Flint Group Packaging is set to increase the prices of all the packaging products sold by its Flexible Packaging, Paper and Board, and Narrow Web business units.
BPIF advises on Plastic Packaging Tax introduction
The BPIF has shared information and advice about the impending introduction of the new Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT), which will impact some print and packaging companies.
Heidelberg share price jumps on Q3 results
Heidelberg’s Q3 results have been boosted by the €26m (£21.9m) sale of its UK site in Brentford, with the business on track to make full year sales of at least €2.1bn with EBITDA of 7%-7.5% after...
Micropress expands with acquisition
Micropress has added a print management wing with the acquisition of Callimedia.
Royal Mail 'reinvents' stamps with added barcodes
Royal Mail has announced a radical revamp of its everyday stamps, which will now include a barcode for additional security as well as offering the potential to link to multimedia content. However the...