Matthews: a well-known figure in digital printing

Matthews joins Fujifilm dream team

Chris Matthews has joined Fujifilm as the business builds a fresh team to handle its expanded digital press offering.

More than thirty 18-30-year olds won financial support to develop their careers

Industry celebrates its Rising Stars

The Printing Charity lauded the industry’s bright young things at its annual Rising Stars Awards reception at the House of Lords.

Cepac produces corrugated packaging and serves a raft of major clients. Image: Cepac

Cepac Darlington workers to strike for 10 days

Unionised workers at Cepac’s site in Darlington are set to strike over 10 days between July and September in a dispute over pay.

Jamie Court, MD (left): Applying for R&D funding was new to CPF

Clinical Print Finishers secures R&D funding for gluer invention

Clinical Print Finishers (CPF) has secured £74,000 in tax relief for its in-house development of a specialised folder-gluer.

The Jet Press FP790 arrives on site

Flexible packaging first for Fujifilm

Fujifilm has begun the first beta site installation of its new Jet Press FP790 inkjet press for flexible packaging in EMEA – and it’s in the UK.

De La Rue: activist investor sees future value

Crystal Amber ups De La Rue investment

Crystal Amber Fund has upped its stake in De La Rue and could now be the biggest investor in the group.

(L-R) new owners Aaron “AJ” Watson, Ryan Holt and Tom Davison

MBO at Blackwell Print

A Norfolk printing company with a history stretching back to 1870 has changed ownership via a management buyout.

KJS staff celebrated the company's birthday last month

KJS celebrates 25th birthday and invests

KJS We Are Direct Mail has celebrated 25 years in business in a month that has also seen it install 70 solar panels.

Mondi has now received all requisite approvals regarding the sale

Mondi completes sale of three Russian converting ops

Mondi has completed the sale of its three Russian packaging converting operations to the Gotek Group for a total consideration of RUB 1.6bn (£14m).

NovoJet: complementary to Xaar's ImagineX platform

Xaar in new alliance for specialist inkjet

Xaar has announced a new “win-win” partnership with German firm Quantica for ultra high viscosity inkjet printing.

Futurama: customer deposits collected were not ring-fenced

Revealed: massive shortfall at Futurama

Futurama would have needed a cash injection of £3m to keep going, and its collapse into administration has resulted in a total estimated shortfall of more than £6m.

A group of IPIA members met with a senior special advisor to the prime minister

Government engages with print and paper at No 10

The IPIA has participated in a joint delegation to No 10 Downing Street to advocate for the print, paper, and packaging industries.