News

Heidelberg launches online platform to share label knowledge
Heidelberg has launched a new online knowledge platform for labelmakers to provide insight on technology developments and market trends.

Printing Charity expands reach
The Printing Charity has supported a third more people in 2018 compared with the previous year.

Calderprint appoints administrators
Calderprint has been formally placed into administration after it closed its doors last month.

Heidelberg CFO to depart
Heidelberg is looking for a new chief financial officer with long-serving incumbent Dirk Kaliebe set to step down at the end of September.

Immediate makes paper wrap move
Immediate Media is switching two titles to paper wrapping in the latest publishing move away from polywrap.

More Circle firms sold
Circle Media Group has sold its German printing operations to the same newly-formed company that acquired its Finnish gravure business two months ago.

Delta Group rebrands and restructures for efficiency
The Delta Group has refreshed its brand in order to streamline and consolidate its expanding portfolio of services.

De La Rue warns on profits, CEO to depart
Shares in De La Rue fell by nearly 30% after the security printing group warned on its outlook and announced further restructuring, together with the departure of CEO Martin Sutherland.

Premier Print increases growth pace with RMGT 924
Premier Print Group is poised to achieve a record monthly sales figure after successfully bedding in its new RMGT 924 LED-UV press as the centrepiece of its production facilities.

Intergraf conference mulls future trends
Intergraf, the European association of trade federations, held its annual conference in London last week.

Trailblazer scheme gains final government approval
The Print Trailblazer Level 3 scheme has now won full government approval, with first uptake expected at the start of the next academic year.

Fontain liquidators confirmed
Fontain has shut down and gone into liquidation with more than £3.6m in unsecured debt.

Killer app: Bell & Bain proves it has the right recipe for Nom
Kate Allinson and Kay Featherstone started Pinch of Nom as an online space in which to share slimming, cost-effective recipes. Amassing a Facebook following of 1.4 million people and counting, the...

Overmatter: cash in the attic?
Hands up who loves Antiques Roadshow? Overmatter’s answers is “Meeeeeeeeee!”, particularly when there’s a print element to the valuable finds.

Stora Enso confirms exit from coated woodfree market
Stora Enso has signalled the end for Lumi coated woodfree paper and its exit from that market after confirming plans to convert its Oulo Mill in Finland into packaging board production.