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Antalis acquires 28m packaging business
Paper merchant Antalis McNaughton has expanded its packaging business after purchasing Ambassador Packaging.
Abstract Group and Annodata Print Services merge in equity deal
Design and print agency Abstract Group has joined forces with Annodata Print Services (APS), the litho arm of 60m-turnover Annodata, via an undisclosed equity transaction.
BPIF appoints new president and board directors
AGI Shorewood European chief executive Tony Garnish has been appointed president of the BPIF.
Jameson Print Finishers installs fourth folder gluer
Jameson Print Finishers has installed a new Petratto folder gluer in a bid to increase capacity.
Unite calls for manufacturing boost to turn unemployment around
Unite has called on the government to help boost manufacturing if it wants to bring down the spiralling unemployment rate.
Manroland rescue package put to creditors
Manroland will be split up and its German workforce almost halved under plans outlined to creditors yesterday.
ITG appoints ex-Bezier boss Shaw to enhance retail offering
Former Bezier chief executive Mark Shaw has joined Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) as business development director, teaming up with former rival Simon Ward in what the company has dubbed "a statement...
KBA North America turns to Drozt to drive Midwest sales
With Manroland's financial uncertainty creating an opening to build market share on this side of the Atlantic, KBA North America has lured Ralph Drozt over from Komori to take over sales of...
Strata company looks to drive direct mail business with new Indigo 7500
Looking to drive its direct mail business, Plymouth Meeting, PA-based Strata Company this week announced the installation of both an HP Indigo 7500 digital press and a Rollem TR die-score system.
Lscher and MacDermid launch Accent flexo plate
Lscher has partnered with MacDermid to launch Accent, a new flexo coating plate for packaging and commercial print applications that can be imaged like a normal litho plate on Lscher's XPose! UV...
Manroland's future to be decided today
The future of Manroland should become clear today, when administrator Werner Schneider puts bid proposals in front of the company's creditors' committee this afternoon.
DS Smith launches 1.4bn bid for SCA Packaging
DS Smith has launched a 1.4bn reverse takeover bid for SCA's packaging division, in a deal that would make it the largest corrugated and second largest packaging business in Europe with a turnover of...
Trelleborg appoints Bob Whitney to handle sales of metal-backed blankets
Trelleborg has appointed Manroland's former national blanket manager Bob Whitney to establish a direct sales channel for its Vulcan metal-backed blankets and sleeves to newspaper printers in the UK...
Total Print Supplies appointed Silkoseal distributor
Total Print Supplies (TPS), the Paperlinx consumables company, has become the UK's exclusive distributor for Shackell Edwards' Silkoseal silk sealer range.
Rigid Group's Paul Coates passes away
Rigid Group financial director Paul Coates has passed away suddenly at the age of 53.