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Lance Hill now group CEO

Herbert and Moules promoted at Eight Group

Eight Group has made two promotions on its executive team as the business reshapes to reflect its expanded services offering.

(L-R) Gelato's Henrik Müller-Hansen and Landa's Gil Oron
New tie-ups

Gelato reveals Landa collaboration and ESP partnership

Gelato and Landa Digital Printing have unveiled a new collaboration between both parties, while ESP Colour has separately partnered with Gelato to Implement GelatoConnect across all modules.

Visitors arriving at Drupa 2024. Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf / C Tillmann
Catchy beat

Drupa sing-a-long

With Drupa into its second week, exhibitors should by now have nailed the new Drupa song ‘Let us Create the Future’ – but just in case not Printweek is here to help with a handy sing-a-long guide.

Left to right: Gil Oron, Sabine Geldermann, Benny Landa and Erhard Wienkamp
Still appearing in daily live shows

Landa sets retirement date

Benny Landa has celebrated his 78th birthday at Drupa, and the industry innovator and entrepreneur also revealed his plans for retirement.

Denmaur offers paper carbon balanced at source or at purchase
Sustainable paper sales accelerating

Denmaur passes 200k tonnes of Carbon Balanced paper sales

Denmaur has achieved a milestone 200,000 tonnes of Carbon Balanced Paper sold since the company adopted the scheme in 2016.

Peter Flynn with the Titanium delivery at IGS
Returning customers

IGS prepares four more Titanium installs

Machinery supplier International Graphic Supplies (IGS) has taken delivery of four Titanium cutters at its Caldicot, Monmouthshire site as it gets ready to deliver them all imminently to existing...

Charles Linney (third from right): the time for single-pass inkjet is here
Clients want ever increasing speed to market

Linney in world first with Fujifilm-Barberán single-pass inkjet

Linney has agreed a deal for the world’s first Fujifilm-Barberán HS Series single-pass inkjet press.

R&D possibilities 'amazing'

Duplo looks to the future with Multigraf buy

Duplo Seiko, part of the Duplo Group, has bought Swiss multi-finisher equipment manufacturer Multigraf as it looks to continue to expand its portfolio and leverage the two firms R&D capabilities.

Bruno Müller at Drupa 2024: We believe in print even though changes are needed
Digital is driving change

Müller Martini showcases expanded offering

Müller Martini is showcasing the fruits of collaboration with recent acquisition Hunkeler at Drupa, with a world premiere for the innovative Starbook Sheetfolder connected to a Vareo Pro perfect...

Newsprint and uncoated fine paper affected

UPM to close German mill, cut graphics paper capacity

UPM has unveiled plans to close its Hürth newsprint mill, near Cologne, and decommission a fine paper machine at its Nordland Papier plant near Dörpen in Germany.

Opportunities for growth and collaboration

Drupa and Printing United Expo announce partnership

Drupa and North American show Printing United Expo have announced a strategic partnership – although details about what this will actually involve are currently thin on the ground.

Software Circle: focus is on software businesses in specialist verticals

Software Circle acquires Hackney marketing software firm

Tech investment firm Software Circle has acquired Be The Brand Experience, a Hackney-based marketing compliance and digital asset management and workflow firm serving the financial sector.

(L-R) Durst's Peter Bray and Christoph Gamper with Titchfield's Nigel Brunt and Adrian Hallett
Two presses due in this summer

Titchfield kicks off £8m Durst print spend over three years

Titchfield Group has initiated an £8m investment in Durst kit planned for its UK and international sites over the next three years.

Jones: it's the last piece in the jigsaw
17% faster production

Stephens & George installs UK’s first 21,000sph XL 106

Stephens & George has become the first UK printer to take delivery of the latest Heidelberg XL 106, capable of 21,000sph, which was officially launched at Drupa 2024

De La Rue: banknote demand is at its lowest level for more than 20 years
Discussions with a number of parties

'Sitting duck' De La Rue open to offers

De La Rue could be broken up or merged with another business after a strategic review resulted in potential interest for both of its divisions.