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Konica Minolta streamlines business units
Konica Minolta is streamlining its business units into three – a move that means Professional Print will be combined with its workplace operations in a huge new division.

DS Smith boosts Kemsley efficiency with £48m investment
DS Smith has unveiled a £48m investment in a new fibre preparation line (F-line) at its Kemsley paper mill.

CCS preps for new print deals worth £1.7bn
Crown Commercial Service will start approaching the market next month with a massive £1.7bn contract opportunity for printing and related services – including ‘Print Marketplace 2’.

End of the line for Greenshires
Greenshires Group has gone into administration, with all employees laid off.

CoverUp up to date with 5m EFI install
Dublin-based wide-format trade printer CoverUp has brought its super-wide mesh printing operation up-to-date with a refurbished EFI Matan 5m roll-to-roll engine.

Macfarlane Group joins United Nations Global Compact
Macfarlane Group has joined corporate sustainability initiative the United Nations Global Compact.

Works Manchester leaves huge shortfall
Works Manchester racked up a PAYE liability with HMRC of more than £600,000 during its short-lived and ultimately disastrous ownership by PFI Group.

Sprintprint upgrades Konica Minolta workhorse
Sprintprint has swapped out one of its two Konica Minolta AccurioPress toner engines for a brand-new AccurioPress C4070 with air-feed deck.

Fedrigoni acquires Mohawk assets
The Fedrigoni Group has acquired certain assets of Mohawk Fine Papers, the company it entered into an industrial partnership with in September 2022.

Larger Packaging Innovations impresses in Birmingham
Packaging Innovations returned to the NEC in Birmingham this week with 20% more floorspace and a positive reception from exhibitors, as sustainability once again proved the dominant talking point.

Fujifilm flags wide-ranging price rises in Europe
Fujifilm has announced “double digit” price increases on a range of products that will come into effect next month.

Mail drove 40% conversion rate from site visit to purchase in Q4 2023
JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q4 2023, which found that despite continued challenging trading conditions for retailers, mail played its part in delivering...

Gelato takes on CRO to accelerate growth
Gelato has appointed a new chief revenue officer as the global print-on-demand network targets growth.

Epson in Earth Hour first
Epson has become the first international corporate partner for the upcoming Earth Hour 2024, which takes place in March.

Precision Proco automates binding with mega Muller install
Precision Proco has made a multimillion-pound investment with Muller Martini to automate softcover and casebound book production at its Dagenham facility.