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Data offering attracted deal

Pro-Active bought by tech firm

Data-driven marketing firm, Pro-Active Business Information, has been acquired by Orbital10, an IT support, managed services and cybersecurity group.

 Hubert Sternberg’s marketing ideas included demonstrating Heidelberg presses to potential customers at their premises, using special vehicles
2025 also marks 50 years of the Speedmaster

Heidelberg showcases then and now as part of 175th celebrations

Heidelberg has put together a fascinating timeline of the firm’s history as part of celebrations to mark its 175th anniversary.

Restructuring measures involve a total of 462 positions

UPM plans further cut to continental paper capacity

UPM has announced plans to cull 270,000 tonnes of uncoated mechanical paper capacity with the closure of one of its mills in Germany, along with streamlining at some of its other operations.

Choice of two presses

Gibbons in frame for Ancient House web

One of the two web offset presses at shuttered Ancient House Press appears likely to find a new home in the West Midlands.

Overstated turnover

Personalised book boss barred

The boss of a creative illustration business producing personalised books has been disqualified for abuse of the Bounce Back Loan scheme.

Loyalty reward statements proved to be one of the most effective drivers of response in the direct mail space
DM's Super Touchpoint strengths highlighted

Mail read rates hit all-time high in Q4 2024

Over three-quarters (77%) of mail was read or looked at in the crucial Q4 trading period, according to the latest quarterly results from JICMail, representing an all-time-high reading of this...

Nutshell plans to celebrate its milestone throughout this year
Founded in 2005

Nutshell Creative to mark 20th birthday

Design and marketing agency Nutshell Creative is celebrating 20 years of success in 2025.

2025 Printweek Awards winners revealed at Festival of Print

The 2025 Printweek Awards delivered on its Festival of Print theme and then some, with well over 550 guests celebrating the best the UK print industry has to offer.

Regulatory comms specialist

Paragon expands with German buy

Paragon is back on the M&A trail and has expanded its presence on the continent with a deal to acquire a business that produces 40 million physical mail packs a year.

Progress being made

Women hail progress in print industry for International Women’s Day

Women across the world will celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) tomorrow, 8 March. Printweek spoke to a cross-section of women across the print industry to take stock of progress towards true...

Reliability at heart of brand

Incodia and Precision Card Services unite under Certus rebrand

Gift card specialists Incodia International and Precision Card Services (PCS) have rebranded, taking on the new moniker of ‘Certus Card Group’.

The foil blister inside the carton incorrectly states ‘Aspirin 300mg Dispersible Tablets’
More than 100,000 packs affected

Packaging error leads to Boots paracetamol product recall

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a medicines recall alert due to a packaging error on a Boots Paracetamol product.

Over 4,000 booksellers taking part

World Book Day 2025 encourages readers to ‘Read Your Way’

The organisers of World Book Day have encouraged members of the public to rediscover reading on their own terms, under 2025’s theme ‘Read Your Way’.

With new long sheet option

Printed Easy signs for second Canon iX3200

Printed Easy is expanding its use of inkjet printing with a second Canon VarioPrint iX3200.

The figures have already surpassed exhibitor numbers from last year’s events
198 first-time and returning exhibitors

Fespa reveals exhibitor line-up for flagship Global Print Expo

Fespa is set to welcome over 550 new and returning exhibitors from over 36 countries to the co-located Fespa Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo, and Personalisation Experience events in Berlin in...