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Nick Stagg takes up new role at Augustus Martin
Long-serving SMP Group sales and marketing director Nick Stagg has joined Augustus Martin in a new business development role.

Equinox Group embraces 'performance, planet and partnership' with first Acuity Triton
Equinox Group has become the first company to invest in Fujifilm’s new Acuity Triton printer with Aquafuze water-based UV ink.

UK ad spend rose 10.4% in 2024
UK ad spend showed strong growth in 2024, rising 10.4% to a total of £42.6bn. Growth of 6.3% is predicted in 2025, and 5.6% in 2026, with forecasts downgraded slightly thanks to the destabilising...

Macfarlane plans share buyback, confident on outlook
Macfarlane Group is planning a £4m share buyback and has reported positive momentum and a strong performance at its manufacturing operations, despite a challenging market.

Vivid takes legal action over VeloTaper copy
There was some unexpected drama at last week’s Fespa show, after Vivid Laminating Technologies' legal team issued a cease and desist order against a Chinese exhibitor with a product withdrawn from...

Paragon rebrands Communisis wing
The Communisis name has been consigned to the history books after a rebrand by Communisis Brand Deployment owner Paragon, with the business renamed Paragon Global Brands.

Paper sack firm fined more than £500k after fatality
A leading manufacturer of paper sacks has been fined more than £530,000 after a worker fell to his death during a night shift.

SGS and SGK become Propelis following merger
SGS & Co and SGK have finalised a merger and become the Propelis family of brands.

Walstead 64pp damaged in fire
Walstead Bicester’s 64pp short-grain web press is out of action following a fire earlier this week.

Innovate signs for UK's first Durst P5 X
Innovate Signs will become the first UK installation for Durst's P5 X printer.

Kornit tech hits sweet spot
Kornit Digital’s Fespa booth was buzzing with the firm’s DTG print technology addressing numerous pain points and sweet spots in the market.

Jenner goes out on a high
It’s auf wiedersehen for Fujifilm’s Kevin Jenner who is working his last Fespa and will retire at the end of this month.

Kavalan celebrates customer achievements at Fespa
Kavalan celebrated its customer achievements on Wednesday (7 May) at its inaugural Green Leader Awards.

DGI doubles Poseidon II sales
DGI (1.2-B30) doubled sales of its flagship Poseidon II dye-sub printer before the show reached the halfway point, selling 15 by mid Wednesday.

Full house for Girls Who Print event
Girls Who Print’s European launch drew a packed audience for its ‘Lunch and Lead’ event.