Disciplines

Duplo to display full portfolio at Drupa
Duplo International will bring its entire portfolio of 26 of its machines to Drupa 2024, including four “ultra-secret” machines to be revealed at the show.

Linda Boyes parts company with Mike Newbould
York Media boss Linda Boyes has dispensed with the services of Mike Newbould Junior at her new web offset start-up venture.

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.

Highcon 'primed for mainstreaming digital finishing'
Highcon has announced new products for packaging and corrugated, including a new offline writing system – the Beam Writer – that allows customers to increase throughput without having to buy an entire...

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.

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.

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...

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

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...

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.