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Gallus: wholly owned by Heidelberg since 2014

Heidelberg: Gallus sale falls through

Heidelberg’s deal to sell Gallus Group to Benpac Holding has fallen through at the eleventh hour, after the scheduled €120m (£106m) payment for the business failed to materialise.

Arjobex has a UK base in Clacton-on-Sea. Image: Google Maps

Arjobex acquires MDV Group

Arjobex Synthetic Papers has acquired Germany-based specialty papers and films manufacturer and coater MDV Group.

Next: online sales and keeping warehouses in action came to fore last year

Next boosts in-house print op with Ricoh spend

Retailer Next has gone public with details about how its latest spend on Ricoh kit for its in-house print department helped the business adapt to Covid-19 trading restrictions.

An estimated 202 million printed books were sold in the UK in 2020

Printed book sales pass 200m in 2020 despite pandemic

More than 200 million printed books were sold in the UK last year for the first time since 2012, despite the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

All Bank of England banknotes are switching over to polymer

De La Rue confirms polymer expansion

De La Rue has announced plans to create up to 70 new jobs as it expands its polymer banknote material production in the UK.

New Alphadrum will have 20 fully-automatic slitter knives

Colombier adds packaging conversion

Colombier UK is adding to its specialist conversion services with a substantial investment in a new coiler/rewinder for packaging grades that can produce narrow reels down to 50mm.

Beese with DecTek's second Titanium cutter

DecTek pivots again with new packaging offering

DecTek is pivoting into short-run packaging production with a substantial investment in additional space and new kit, including its third Titanium cutter.

Medica Packaging was established in 1922

MBO at Medica Packaging

A management buyout team has completed a deal at pharmaceutical and healthcare packaging specialist Medica Packaging.

Visentin: "The team’s discipline allowed us to turn on a dime"

Xerox 'positioned for future growth'

Xerox has announced plans to create separate business for its Software, Financing and Parc Innovation businesses alongside its year-end results.

Jacobson: we have found some important new efficiencies for the future

EFI's Jacobson: 'It is more important than ever to adapt'

Chief executive Jeff Jacobson kicked off EFI’s Engage virtual conference by sharing his hopes for economic recovery and said it was “more important than ever to adapt” in order to seize the...

Phillips: "We are always looking to diversify and fuel our growth"

Paragon CC moves into on-demand books with Ricoh spend

Ricoh has scooped a major deal with Paragon Customer Communications that will see the business add book-on-demand production to the array of facilities at its Dagenham supersite.

Apprintable purchased all platen sizes with the Epson F2100

Apprintable opens new revenue channels with double purchase

Apprintable has taken on two new machines to create new revenue streams and drive innovation for its existing clients.

Ridgway: Measures could lead to further packaging regulation

CPMA warns on print implication of unhealthy food multibuy ban

The Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance (CPMA) has warned that the planned introduction by the government to ban special multibuy offers on unhealthy foods could kick off a trend leading to more...

Employers and apprentices will be able to virtually network with each other

BPIF to hold virtual National Apprenticeship Week event

The BPIF will celebrate next month’s National Apprenticeship Week with a virtual event.

Besnard: "This opportunity really stood out for me"

Signature Gifts appoints former Photobox senior as new COO

Personalised gift supplier and manufacturer Signature Gifts has landed a major coup with the appointment of Photobox’s former group chief manufacturing officer as its new chief operating officer, as...