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AlphaGraphics enhances education presence with Class acquisition
Marketing services and print company AlphaGraphics has acquired a longstanding client to help it move further into the education sector.
Portals to produce hybrid banknote material
Portals Paper has signed a deal to produce a specialist type of ultra-durable laminated cotton banknote paper that is an alternative to both new polymer materials and traditional varnished banknotes.
Whistl expands Parcelhub with new Leicester depot
Whistl has expanded its Parcelhub business with the addition of a new 929sqm depot at Leicester’s Meridian Business Park, creating 10 new jobs.
YM Group: accounts delay is due to backlog
YM Group’s chief executive is blaming a backlog at Companies House for the group’s accounts being more than a month overdue.
Coveris opens new scientific hub
Sustainable packaging manufacturer Coveris has opened a new Film Science Lab at its Winsford films facility in Cheshire.
Gloomy outlook for printing inks continues
The outlook for printing inks continues to be pessimistic after the sector experienced a sharp drop in sales in 2020.
Xaar acquires FFEI
Xaar has acquired fellow UK inkjet specialist and customer FFEI in a £9m-plus deal.
Wellington Press boosts cutting with Valiani install
Wellington Press has upgraded its flatbed cutting capability with a replacement machine from Valiani.
BPIF outlines key achievements at members’ day
The BPIF shared its successes and financial performance for the past year, as well as its aims for the future, at its yearly members’ day earlier this week.
Melbourne upgrades stitching
Melbourne Print has upgraded its finishing with Duplo’s entry-level automated bookletmaker as it looks to gear up for growth.
Xeikon reveals first single-pass corrugated printer install
US company TriState Container Corporation is set to become the first business to install Xeikon’s new Idera single-pass corrugated inkjet printer.
Coloreel raises nearly £6m to support expansion
Swedish firm Coloreel, which specialises in patented technology for the digital dyeing of textile thread on-demand, has raised SEK 70m (£5.88m) in a private placement to existing and new shareholders...
Sound Control Services ups capabilities with Vutek install
Soundproofing specialist Sound Control Services has attracted new work opportunities after investing in an EFI Vutek Pro 32r.
Flather becomes Master and Bird steps up at Kolbus
The Stationers’ Company has elected what is believed to be its first Master from the print machinery supplier fraternity as it inches closer to unveiling the £7.5m revamp of Stationers’ Hall.
NPS owners acquire healthcare business in strategic move
The owners of print and design firm Newcastle Print Solutions Group (NPS) have added a healthcare business to its growing group after its print clients called on the pair to help them source PPE...