Colorplan Imperial Blue is now Loch Blue. Photo: Tal Silverman for GF Smith

GF Smith renames three Colorplan shades

GF Smith has renamed three colours in its well-known Colorplan range to ensure the names are “universally resonant”.

Inks and digital printing kit boost Agfa results

Sales at Agfa’s Digital Print & Chemicals wing were up 7.2% last year, with the unit taking over from Radiology Solutions as the group’s biggest business.

Multiprint (Scotland) Limited closed on 28 February. Image: Google Maps

Multiprint (Scotland) closes doors

Liquidators have been appointed at Kirkcaldy-based Multiprint (Scotland), with its owners closing the business due to their retirement and what they described as a general decline in demand.

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

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.

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.

West: "This film is ideal for creating stunning visual effects on glass surfaces"

Premier adds new Drytac grade

Premier has added Drytac’s new Polar Frost Air translucent polymeric film to its product portfolio.

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.

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

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...

Agfa and BHS Corrugated in new partnership

Agfa and BHS Corrugated have sealed a new partnership whereby Agfa becomes the exclusive supplier of inkjet printing engines for the BHS Jetliner range.

Nutshell plans to celebrate its milestone throughout this year

Nutshell Creative to mark 20th birthday

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