Companies & suppliers

EFI expands Pro Series printer portfolio
EFI has added two more next-generation printers to its wide-format Pro Series portfolio.

Pantone launches new colour trends tool
Pantone has launched a new colour intelligence and forecasting tool that integrates with its Pantone Connect system.

Ricoh to host second annual Print Evolution Live event
Ricoh’s Print Evolution Live event will return for its second outing in October and aims to showcase some of the new print technologies as seen at Drupa in Düsseldorf earlier this year.

EBB invests in short grain offering
EBB has boosted its stocks of short grain sheets as market demand increases on the back of the latest generation of high-speed presses.

GMD installs SwissQprint Nyala with Compass support
GMD Print & Install (GMD) has purchased a new SwissQprint Nyala 4 with the support of a tailored payment plan from the manufacturer and Compass Business Finance.

Industry output and order growth slow and steady in Q2
The slow and steady improvement for output and order growth in the UK’s printing and printed packaging industry continued in Q2 2024 according to the BPIF’s latest Printing Outlook report.

Denmaur brings Townsends in-house for Carton Board division
Denmaur Paper Media has formalised its cartonboard operations with the creation of a dedicated internal division, run by Clive Townsend, formerly of Townsend Board.

Results round-up
Heidelberg, Koenig & Bauer, and Mondi have all released financial updates this week.

Under the hood of last month’s most-read stories
While tribulations at two of the UK’s largest print groups topped last month’s ranking of our biggest stories, there were still reasons to be cheerful with a smattering of ramp-ups and start-ups.

DS Smith replaces one billion pieces of plastic ahead of schedule
Ahead of schedule and in partnership with some of the world’s major FMCG brands, DS Smith said it has replaced more than one billion pieces of plastic 16 months in advance of its 2025 target.