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CMS: Expanding in terms of technology and space

CMS invests again to support growth

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has beefed up its capacity with further significant kit investments and a planned factory extension as it prepares for a continued uptick in business, while it...

Abbot Print operators Panos Antoniou and Danielle Gabric with the Horizon APC-610

Abbot Print streamlines cutting with Horizon spend

Trade printer Abbot Print has taken on a Horizon APC-610 guillotine to enable it to meet demand for fast turnaround business cards.

OK!: issued dated 23 November is first to be printed by Walstead

OK! switches printer, launches beauty box

OK! magazine has become the latest high-profile title to switch from gravure to web offset printing.

Stoneywood Mill: headcount to reduce by 18%

Arjowiggins to restructure Scottish mill

Arjowiggins is to cut just over 70 jobs at its Stoneywood Mill in Scotland as the business, which was rescued from administration last year, battles the fallout from Covid-19.

Parcels boom: Royal Mail launched a new parcels collection service in October

Parcels landmark at Royal Mail

Parcels revenue has overtaken letters for the first time at Royal Mail, which has upped its investment to handle the Christmas ‘peak’ by around £100m this year.

Revenue and pre-tax profit is up year-on-year for Macfarlane Group

Macfarlane Group updates on sales growth and board changes

Macfarlane Group has reported better than expected revenue for the second half of the year to date and revealed a change to its board as its longstanding finance director gears up for retirement.

Colourform: sustainable packaging option for brands

James Cropper shares surge

Shares in James Cropper rose dramatically this week on the back of its latest results and hopes for its PaperGard self-sanitising paper and sustainable packaging products.

Shutterfly was one of the first customer beta sites for the Indigo 100K

Shutterfly in record HP Indigo deal

US personalised products retailer Shutterfly has invested in more than 60 new HP Indigo digital presses – the largest single customer order to date for the HP Graphics business.

Upcoming event: "an immersive technology showcase”.

Xerox preps production print launches

Xerox will take the wraps off a raft of new production printers at a worldwide online event later today.

The new Arden Dies website features better functionality, design and navigation

Arden Dies unveils rebrand and accelerates additive manufacturing adoption

Die-maker Arden Dies has unveiled a company rebrand, with a fresh modern look and a new website, and is also set to pioneer a new programme designed to upskill its workforce to accelerate the adoption...

Tradeprint: Click & Collect will be a great added value service

Tradeprint partners with Printt for collection option

Tradeprint has teamed up with Printt to offer its Click & Collect service to Tradeprint Pro customers.

Penfield: "it’s about having the money to put into stock"

Penfield aims to bridge supplies gap with PMS venture

Ink industry veteran Grant Penfield is positioning his new distribution and production business to help industry suppliers deal with Brexit issues that could delay shipments to end users.

Nevins: "This initiative will rapidly further enhance our digital capabilities"

Adare SEC joins Quadient know-how programme

Integrated communications provider Adare SEC has joined Quadient’s ‘Digital Now’ programme as it looks to accelerate its clients’ digital transformation journeys.

The total value for printed packaging and labels will reach $431.6bn. Image: Smithers

Packaging market growth to continue despite pandemic

While packaging print market growth will be limited this year, it will continue to expand over the next five years, according to new research from Smithers.

Adapt’s 15 staff have all moved across to the new site

Adapt to expand team and add training at new premises

Wide-format kit and consumables supplier Adapt has moved into larger premises that will enable it to expand its team, services and the amount of stock it can hold.