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Members of the OpSec and HP teams with the new press

OpSec first with HP Indigo 6K Secure

OpSec Security has invested in the first HP Indigo 6K Secure digital press in Europe.

Price: an ideal opportunity to combine resources and expertise

New MD for Cestrian and CDI

Cestrian has taken on a new managing director following its recent acquisition by PFI Group.

GP Print has been a Duplo customer since 2009

GP Print in bumper Duplo install

Commercial printer GP Print has installed a range of new finishing kit from Duplo to increase its capacity and automation.

The day will be the IPIA's first physical event for almost two years

Exhibitors lining up for IPIA December event

More than 20 exhibitors have confirmed their participation at the IPIA’s Recognising Excellence Gala and Expo in Stratford-Upon-Avon next month.

L-R: Edit managing director Jeremy Fisher, Dixon, Edit managing director Rob McGowan, finance director Stuart Fenlon.

Dixon returns with Edit buy

Nick Dixon is back in the business after acquiring the Edit agency from Kin + Carta in a £13.35m deal.

Webmart received its B Corp certification last week

Webmart becomes a certified B Corp

Webmart has become the latest of a small pool of industry names to be B Corporation certified.

(L-R) Petratto’s Fulvio Petratto and Ivanhoe operations director Iain Little

Ivanhoe Caledonian invests big in packaging

Scottish general commercial printer Ivanhoe Caledonian is set to install a raft of new finishing kit as part of a wider £1.6m investment to drive its smooth operational transition into packaging.

An example of PaperWise in use

Fenner adds new eco paper to range

Fenner Paper has launched a new paper made from agricultural waste, in a timely move to coincide with last week’s COP26 event.

Fluence Automation offers a wide portfolio of products

BlueCrest acquires Fluence Automation

Equipment manufacturer and supplier BlueCrest has acquired Fluence Automation to accelerate its growth in the e-commerce fulfilment and parcel sortation markets.

Bobst Italia is the manufacturer's worldwide centre of excellence

Bobst acquires Cerutti

Bobst Italia has acquired Italian gravure press manufacturer Cerutti.

Jardine: "The economy is kicking in again, and more work is getting generated and approved"

Industry moves closer to pre-Covid levels in Q3

The UK printing and printed packaging industry continues to rebound, with most companies improving their performance in Q3 and many expecting to see further improvements in Q4, despite a major impact...

Binnie: encouraged by the growing resilience of global economies

Sappi turns around profits, but challenges remain

Sappi has hailed an almost $150m (£112m) profits turnaround in its year end results, but has warned that it expects the impact of spiking energy costs and supply chain challenges to continue,...

Geer: Warrants are important in highly-competitive markets

Stationers' extends Warrants deadline

The Stationers’ Company has extended the entry deadline for its 2022 Warrants scheme, which is designed to herald excellence within the print and communication industries.

The Leicester-based firm saw its sales fall further due to Covid-19. Image: Google Maps

Trade creditors owed circa-£1m by Office Depot UK

Part of the Office Depot business that was not purchased by Paragon subsidiary OT Group earlier this year is poised to go into liquidation with trade creditors to the company owed circa-£1m.

(L-R) Baker Labels' Harry, Steve and Tom Baker

Infigo supporting Baker Labels with online store

Infigo is helping new customer Baker Labels to develop and implement an online store for its athlete ID products brand Sportstiks.