Hand's printing bike is fixed with an Adana 8x5 letterpress machine

Letterpress library tour for cycling printer

Cycling printer Nick Hand will return to the road for a new tour of the UK on his custom-built letterpress bicycle.

Smurfit Kappa Group’s share price fell following the announcement

Smurfit Kappa merger with WestRock secures clearances

Smurfit Kappa has revealed that all outstanding regulatory clearances which were a condition to closing the previously announced “combination” with WestRock have now been obtained, with the deal...

Firm went into liquidation with a total deficiency of more than £150k

Nine year ban over Bounce Back Loan

The director of a signage and laser cutting company has been barred after overstating the firm’s turnover for a Bounce Back Loan.

Ricoh and Toshiba Tec name their JV

Ricoh and Toshiba Tec have completed the integration of their joint venture with the new business named Etria.

Sappi advocates for print with Gratkorn revamp

Sappi Europe has made sustainability and security of supply for customers a top priority as the group embarks upon the third phase of a huge modernisation project at its flagship Gratkorn Mill in...

Celloglas admin report reveals £2.3m shortfall

The statement of administrator’s proposal for trade finishing specialist Celloglas Ltd, whose business and assets were acquired in a pre-pack sale last month, reveal that the business had an estimated...

The new equipment will lower Kemsley mill’s freshwater use significantly

International Paper spurns Suzano; DS Smith shares jump

Brazilian pulpmaker Suzano has terminated talks to buy American pulp and paper firm International Paper after failing to offer a high enough purchase price.

(L-R) Harry and Steve Baker with the new pouch maker

BakPac installs second Galaxy Pouching Line

BakPac, the flexible packaging division of independent UK label printer Bakers, has taken delivery of a second Galaxy Packtech pouch maker to continue to expand and increase pouch conversion options...

The paper's headline interview features the well-known dairy farmer, Michael Eavis

Glastonbury Free Press returns to print

Glastonbury Festival’s on-site independent free newspaper, Glastonbury Free Press, has returned for its 11th year, spinning out tales from across the 900-acre Worthy Farm for its Thursday (27 June)...

The printbots are coming

Some people were predicting this was going to be an AI Drupa, or an automation Drupa. But most visibly, it was certainly a robot Drupa.

Finishing equipment that goes above and beyond

From the start, manufacturers of B2 digital presses made their compatibility with existing B2 offset finishing installations a big part of their pitch, and this works fine when replacing offset jobs...

Star product: Taktiful Reaktor and Kreator

Taktiful Reaktor and Kreator are two new products intended to help printers design and visualise embellishments.