Irish packaging company Zeus Group has continued its acquisitive streak with the purchase of Northern Irish print and packaging business James Hamilton Group (JHG).

Rapidity has expanded its short-run creative production facilities with two new pieces of kit from Vivid.

Charfleet Book Bindery is due for a royal ribbon-cutting later in June, as the Duchess of Edinburgh tours Canvey in Essex.

DecTek has ordered a Titanium 330-R reel to reel label cutter to support significant sales growth it has seen in digital labels.

Plastic Data Card has launched a new ‘eco’ card option as part of a move to offer more sustainable options for its customers.

Plastgrommet has launched a trio of new machines that optimise and automate various time-consuming finishing tasks at Fespa Global Print Expo in Munich.

UK label manufacturer Dura-ID, part of Goonvean Holdings investment group, has bought West Sussex self-adhesive labelling machine supplier Atwell Labellers.

Carbon Quota has launched the CarbonQuota Essentials calculator, a new Software as a Service (SaaS) product, at Fespa Global Print Expo in Munich.

Fespa exhibitor Netlink Imaging believes all solvent and UV applications should be replaced with water-based inks, and has announced an ambitious new project ‘Creating a healthier future’ at the show.

Commercial printer McAllister Litho Glasgow (MLG) has been awarded two major print contracts – a framework from the Scottish Government and another from the National Galleries of Scotland.