News

Fespa releases visitor numbers for Amsterdam event
Fespa has revealed the visitor numbers for its co-located Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo, Personalisation Experience and inaugural Sportswear Pro events.

Sadness as Nottingham Trade Finishers closes doors
Nottingham Trade Finishers has ceased trading after being hit with a downturn in business and increased costs.

Billie Eilish chooses sustainable manufacturing route for new album
Billie Eilish has revealed that her new album, due out next month, will be made using sustainable print and production methods.

Smurfit Kappa and Westrock merger approved
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the merger between Irish business Smurfit Kappa Group and US company WestRock.

Koenig & Bauer Durst builds senior team with sales hire
Koenig & Bauer Durst has recruited a new sales director with wide-ranging digital and conventional printing experience, including at Landa Digital Printing.

Wednesbury Car & Commercials enters print game
Vehicle and livery firm Wednesbury Car & Commercials (WCC) has begun printing in-house after taking delivery of a Mimaki JV300-160plus printer-cutter from CMYUK.

Mega mail services contract among new tenders
A mailing services contract worth £3m is among the recently listed tenders currently available via the government’s Contracts Finder and Find a Tender services.

New owner shares plans for Fastsigns Milton Keynes
Entrepreneur Anil Shani has officially taken the reins at Fastsigns Milton Keynes and has shared his growth plans to further support local businesses.

Finnish strike action is paused
Wide-ranging strike action in Finland has been suspended as of today (8 April).

Bobst readies Drupa reveal
Bobst will take the wraps off a new all-in-one digital line for folding cartons at Drupa, where its exhibit will major on zero fault packaging production.

PepsiCo adopts more paper packaging
PepsiCo Europe has expanded its use of paper-based packaging on multipack products.

Bluetree in Muller Martini first, new Landa will be S11P spec
Bluetree Group has invested nearly £2m in the UK’s first Muller Martini Prinova Digital stitching lines – and its new Landa press will also be the country’s first S11P model.

UK Printing Company pre-packs
Wide-format and promotional print specialist UK Printing Company (UKPC) has undergone a pre-pack sale to S43 Trading Limited, a new company set up by UKPC director Adam Robinson.

Greens extends Ricoh partnership in web-to-print investment
High Wycombe mailing and documentation specialist Greens has invested in four brand-new Ricoh toner presses to back up growth in its web-to-print business.

Canon breaks barriers in exhibition for blind
Canon’s groundbreaking photography exhibition ‘The World Unseen’ opened yesterday (4 April) at Somerset House in central London.