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Sun Chemical: dealing with an abrupt rise in raw material costs

Input costs force SunChem to raise prices

Sun Chemical will increase prices across a wide range of products in EMEA from next month, citing raw material shortages and “dramatically increased” freight costs.

The Lithoman IIIS will be refurbished by Manroland Goss prior to installation

Walstead diversifies with short-grain web

Walstead Group is investing in a short-grain web press for its Spanish gravure facility as part of a strategic plan to diversify the site’s offering.

Rugby demo facility is expected to be fully up and running by the end of March

Agfa invests in new UK showroom

Agfa is setting up a new UK showroom in the midlands that will house equipment from its Inkjet Solutions and Radiology businesses.

John Graham with two printed films; one with water-based inks and one with solvent-based

Arrow Film readying switch to innovative water-based process

Flexible packaging printer Arrow Film Converters has revealed that it had not applied for an Environmental Permit from its local council and invested in the associated equipment because it had been...

B&W: keen to expand its offering to the trade as firms come out of the pandemic

Veteran investor buys Barnard & Westwood

Historic printer Barnard & Westwood is beginning its centenary year under fresh ownership after veteran retail entrepreneur Maurice Bennett CBE acquired the business.

The new Push to Stop press replaced a five-year-old Speedmaster XL 75-5+LX

Fretwell ups productivity with Push To Stop Speedmaster buy

Fretwell Print & Direct Mail has seen a boost in productivity after investing in a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 5-L with AutoPlate Pro, Inpress Control and the new integrated Prinect product suite.

O’Sullivan: "on track to become the largest independent packaging distribution business in Europe”

Zeus rounds off €40m spend

Acquisitive Irish packaging group Zeus Packaging has expanded its European footprint with its largest deal to date as it completes a €40m (£35m), three-year strategic shopping spree to fuel growth.

Royal Mail delivered 11.7m parcels on its busiest day during Q3

Royal Mail results boosted by parcels

Royal Mail’s share price hit a 52-week high after it said it expected to file adjusted operating profits “well in excess of £500m” for the full year, on the back of a booming parcels business and...

The Baumann Wohlenberg 115 was installed last month

Latcham boosts cutting output with latest investment

Latcham has significantly increased its hourly cutting output after investing in a new Baumann Wohlenberg 115 high-speed guillotine.

Riverside Printers operates from a 790sqm site in Corby

Riverside buys local firm to diversify offering

Riverside Printers has acquired screen and wide-format specialist Action Screen Process to expand its service offering.

Jackson: pleased to see apprentices are grabbing the opportunities presented to them

Paragon CC boosts training with new apprentice scheme

Paragon Customers Communications has launched a new apprenticeship programme during National Apprenticeship Week, following a successful pilot scheme.

Heidelberg is doubling Wallbox production

Heidelberg reports 'faster progress' as shares spike

Heidelberg’s share price jumped by 25% after it reported a recovery in demand in China and Europe and upgraded its operating profit forecasts for the full year.

One of the potential applications for Coversafe is school desks

Antalis adds C-19 rating to Coversafe

Antalis has released new test results that verify the effectiveness of its Coala Coversafe antimicrobial film against the virus that causes Covid-19.

One Digital's new VeloBlade Volta 69+ was installed last week

One Digital brings die-cutting in-house

One Digital has invested in a VeloBlade Volta 69+ digital die-cutter from Vivid Laminating Technologies to bring the process in-house, making the company more competitive and enabling faster...

JAG now manufactures and supplies a wide range of consumables

JAG Products adds in-house manufacturing with £350k spend

Print consumables specialist JAG Products has added in-house manufacturing after investing more than £350,000 during the coronavirus pandemic in a new bespoke manufacturing and distribution hub.