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The BRCGS certification was confirmed this month

ACA secures BRCGS certification

Post-press specialist ACA has secured the BRC Global Standard (BRCGS) for Packaging Materials.

Kodak: focus on "growth engines" including Sonora

Kodak Sonora plate volumes up 84% in Q2

Kodak has reported “an improved performance in all businesses” in its Q2 results.

Voxel8 offers direct 3D print-on-part capabilities

Kornit acquires 3D specialist

Kornit Digital has enhanced its offering with the acquisition of US 3D printing specialist Voxel8.

The robots can transport paper reels safely around the warehouse

DS Smith invests in robot workforce at Kemsley mill

DS Smith has invested in ten Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) to increase sustainability and efficiency at its Kemsley paper mill in Kent.

Sylvamo paper range will include digital, inkjet, offset and office grades

New name agreed for IP paper wing

International Paper’s worldwide paper business will be renamed Sylvamo Corporation when the operation becomes a separate listed company later this year.

Vegware offers bespoke printing and branding on its packaging range

Vegware acquired by US group

Innovative, compostable packaging business Vegware has been acquired by US group Novolex.

The refurbished device was supplied by Care Graphic Machinery

Print Plus UK enhances capabilities with refurbished Bobst

Print Plus UK has made its third investment of the summer – a Bobst Fuego 80 folder gluer – to further diversify its offering.

Delegates can bring their own materials and design files for testing

Trotec to hold September roadshow

Trotec will be exhibiting a raft of its laser machines in person next month as part of a new roadshow series.

Weekend and You: more than 2m supplements required weekly

Weekend and You on the move

Associated Newspapers has given its incumbent print supplier notice that the production of Weekend and You magazines will be moving to another printer.

Zaikio: Premier’s involvement will be incredibly valuable to the UK automated procurement service

Premier Paper joins Zaikio platform

Zaikio has added its first major partner in the UK to the Zaikio Procurement platform with a new agreement with Premier Paper.

The London Packaging Innovations event will now take place in December

Packaging Innovations London pushed to December

This year’s London outing of Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging has been postponed again, this time to December, due to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Clays: transformational long-term change in capacity and capability

Clays invests in hi-spec Lithoman

Clays is making its biggest investment yet in a unique configuration Manroland Goss Web Systems Lithoman IV press capable of producing 50m books a year.

The programme starts on 5 September

CMYUK launches internship scheme for young creatives

Wide-format reseller CMYUK has launched the Creatives in Residence Live (CIRL) programme, which will give two young surface designers and one videographer an opportunity to undertake a six-month...

Timpson's column talked about Webmart's culture and ethos

Timpson lauds Biltcliffe's business ethos in column

Webmart CEO Simon Biltcliffe was name-checked in James Timpson’s newspaper column at the weekend.

Sappi's sales in Q3 were $1.39bn (£999m)

Sappi back in the black in Q3, new UK MD joins group

Sappi has returned to profitability in Q3, with its packaging and speciality paper business delivering “record EBITDA” in the period – although margins in Europe remain under pressure.