News

Unifiedpost Group supports growth with Bowe purchase
Unifiedpost Group has invested in a letter sorter from Bowe Systec UK to support its growth strategy and ensure capacity is available for increasing volumes of same-day document processing.

KSP Group to fill market niche with specialist box-making install
KSP Group has installed a Chinese manufactured multi-functional automatic rigid box wrapping line to enable it to take advantage of a gap in the market.

Highcon appoints new European boss
Highcon has appointed a former HP and Polar executive as its new general manager and vice president of sales in Europe.

IG Design Group and St Austell become Two Sides partner members
IG Design Group and St Austell Printing Company have become partner members of print and paper advocacy group Two Sides.

Canva valuation soars on fresh funding
Graphic design platform Canva has been valued at an astonishing $40bn (£29bn) after its latest fundraising round.

Precision ups capacity with KAS install
Suffolk marketing services, technology, and e-commerce group Precision has taken on an intelligent envelope inserter from KAS Paper Systems.

Monotype acquires Hoefler&Co
Monotype has added a raft of globally popular typefaces to its type library after acquiring type foundry Hoefler&Co.

Meteor Inkjet supports growth with site expansion
Meteor Inkjet has expanded its office, lab, and manufacturing space to meet strong market demand for its products and services.

SunChem: 'unprecedented' situation means more price rises
Sun Chemical, the world’s largest ink maker, will put up prices again next month due to ongoing raw material shortages and “further significant inflationary pressures” affecting its costs.

Fespa hails travel restrictions easing
Fespa has stressed that fully-vaccinated travellers, including those from the UK, will be able to attend its returning flagship Global Print Expo in Amsterdam next month without quarantine.

Delta first with new FSDU folder-gluer
Delta Group has speeded up FSDU production with the UK’s first installation of a clever new folding and gluing device from Lamina System.

EFI webinar on web-to-print
EFI is hosting a webinar later today, aimed at anyone struggling or “consumed by frustration” with their current web-to-print strategy.

Doveton Press adds Duplo bookletmaker to boost efficiency
Bristol-based Doveton Press has installed a Duplo DBM-600 bookletmaker with trimmers and collator to reduce bottlenecks in the finishing department.

Power of Print to highlight print effectiveness and sustainability
The eleventh annual Power of Print event will take place on Tuesday 2 November as an online seminar.

Grafenia reports sales uplift
Grafenia recorded its highest sales figure last month since November 2019, with “even litho” growing since the start of the group’s new financial year in April.