Customark has taken on a raft of new laser engraving equipment and will install more new kit over the coming weeks.

Opus Trust Communications has secured a contract with Water Plus to be its sole provider for customer bills and other account information and updates.

GEW has scored a major coup by becoming the preferred supplier to press manufacturer RMGT, which is now factory fitting GEW’s innovative LeoLED UV curing system to its sheetfed presses.

Colt Press has streamlined its workflow and enhanced the efficiency of its digital print department after investing in a Horizon CRF-362 creaser folder.

Baker Labels’ trade digital flexible packaging division BakPac has been given certification for the BRC Global Standard for Packaging Materials.

AR Packaging has bought Firstan as the acquisitive Swedish groups looks to significantly bolster its UK presence.

Moonpig’s upcoming flotation is set to value the group at up to £1.2bn.

Elliot Baxter & Co (EBB) has teamed up with Carbon Footprint on a new carbon offsetting scheme that plants trees in the UK and also helps avoid deforestation in the Amazon.

Belgian software developer Dataline Solutions has acquired Dutch company Insad Grafisch to continue its European growth.

James Cropper has boosted its Technical Fibre Products wing with the acquisition of a specialist manufacturer of electrochemical materials.

The government is looking to the printing industry as a barometer for manufacturing in general as the Covid-19 business situation develops, according to the latest feedback gleaned by the IPIA.

PFI Group has acquired Creative Digital Images out of administration as it continues to expand its roster of signage and large-format printing businesses.