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The team behind Affinity have all been kept on
Nottingham business bought

Canva acquires Affinity parent Serif

Graphic design platform Canva has acquired Serif, the parent company behind the Affinity creative software suite for professional photo editing, illustration, graphic design, and page layout.

Wilson: the industry has changed 100%
Retirement

Leigh Wilson bows out of industry after half century

Leigh Wilson, Intuprint technical sales manager and past MD of Midland Printers Supplies, will retire on 4 April after 52 years in the printing industry.

Chadd worked his way up to the top at Millnet, where he has now been MD for five years
Transatlantic deal reached

Millnet buys US wing from former parent Consilio

Wapping-based data, document and mailing house Millnet has acquired four US offices from former parent company Consilio.

11,200sph models at Drupa

Landa lets customers do the talking

Landa Digital Printing plans to reap the benefits of the €1bn (£857m) investment that has brought the business to this point – it has just unveiled new higher-speed versions of its B1 sheetfed inkjet...

The Versant 4100 prints at 100ppm in ultra HD
Investment "ticks every box"

John Brailsford upgrades Xerox firepower

John Brailsford Printers has taken delivery of a Xerox Versant 4100 production press to update its existing line-up. 

"Robust contingency plans" are in place at DS Smith
Follows earlier Mondi approach

International Paper confirms proposal to acquire DS Smith

International Paper Company has confirmed that it is in discussions regarding a possible offer to acquire DS Smith, despite Mondi and DS Smith reaching an agreement in principle on the key financial...

The latest Smurfit Kappa Sustainable Development Report
Substantial progress on sustainability

Smurfit Kappa ahead on green targets

Figures in Smurfit Kappa’s 17th Sustainable Development Report show the group has surpassed four of its key targets and made substantial progress in other areas.

The management board expects the EBIT margin and revenue to remain stable in 2024
EBIT was also up

Koenig & Bauer reports sales growth

Koenig & Bauer remained on its growth path in 2023, with group revenue up by 11.9% to €1.327bn (£1.14bn), reaching the upper end of the guidance of around €1.3bn.

Severn: "strong resilience throughout 2020"
Printer was owed £789,000

Severn Print shortfall revealed

Administrators of shuttered digital printer Severn Print have revealed the firm had an estimated deficiency of £3.5m when it entered administration.

GelatoConnect has been tested and validated by early-access VIP partners
Full-scale launch scheduled for Drupa

Gelato launches GelatoConnect

Global print-on-demand network Gelato has launched a new production print platform, GelatoConnect.

Mills: we can jet fluids that have the special properties customers need
£5.6m spent on R&D

Xaar optimistic despite sales fall

Xaar saw its revenue drop by 3% to £70.6m while suffering a pre-tax loss in its full-year results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2023, but it is optimistic about the year ahead.

Set for raft of launches

Fujifilm excited about Drupa showcase

Fujifilm’s top executives are viewing Drupa with palpable excitement as the manufacturer prepares to showcase the breadth of its revamped offering.

Share print’s sustainability story

Koenig and Bauer boss: ‘be bullish’

Koenig & Bauer CEO Dr Andreas Pleßke has urged the industry to “be bullish” about print and packaging’s strong sustainability story.

The direct-to-board press is configured for corrugated
Investment will ramp up sign and display volumes

ImageData takes Nozomi delivery

ImageData Group is installing an EFI Nozomi 14000 SD single-pass inkjet printer at its Howden, East Yorkshire site this week.

The Fespa UK team in Amsterdam
Revealed in Amsterdam

Fespa UK names new president and vice president

Fespa UK has named Paul Noble as its new president and Nathan Swinson-Bullough as the new vice president of the national association.