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Barbeary calls time on stellar career

Paragon client development director Nick Barbeary will retire at the end of this month after nearly 35 years in the industry.

Director breached the terms of the CBILS loan scheme

Publishing bosses barred

Two co-directors of a specialist publishing business have been barred after breaching the conditions of a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan.

170,000 trade visitors walked the halls at Messe Düsseldorf
Exhibitors largely happy

Drupa numbers revealed

Messe Düsseldorf has revealed that Drupa attracted 170,000 trade visitors to the 2024 event that closed its doors on Friday (7 June) after an 11-day run.

Left to right: Scully, Smith and Short by the Omega Alius at Drupa
Will arrive in December

Qualvis orders mystery Koenig & Bauer press

Qualvis Print & Packaging has signed for a brand-new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 press, in a mysterious new “one of a kind” configuration.

Boosts digital and litho firepower

Solopress in HP Indigo first

Solopress is poised to install the UK’s first HP Indigo 120K, part of a £3.5m spend on new kit that also includes additional B1 litho capacity as the business sets a £60m sales target.

Fears flagged over AI

Adobe users cry foul over new terms

Adobe has moved to reassure users about how it accesses their content – and will clarify its Terms of Use acceptance – after an online backlash.

Boon leaves Webmart after 18 years, most recently as its CEO
Video-first agency

Ex-Webmart CEO Richard Boon launches creative agency

Richard Boon, outgoing CEO at Webmart, has launched into his next venture with the founding of global content marketing agency Oh Six.

Heidelberg's Drupa stand has been busy throughout the show
Several show deals revealed

Heidelberg reports recovery in incoming orders after successful Drupa

Heidelberg has said the large number of orders placed during Drupa has led to a recovery in incoming orders at the manufacturer at the start of financial year 2024/2025 and, consequently, to higher...

(Second and third from left) Augusto Monteiro and his wife Arminda Oliveira visiting Polar at Drupa
Show closes today

Other launches and more from the Drupa floor

As Drupa finally winds to a close today (7 June), we round up 10 more of the product launches, collaborations and various other happenings that have contributed to the buzz at Messe Düsseldorf over...

An image from The Sun At War depicting a steel ARP helmet with printing presses in the background. Image Sun Printers History

D-Day events reprise industry memories

Commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day have reprised memories of the vital role print played in the Battle of Normandy.

SO Recycle is based out of a former sawmill. Image: Google Maps
Retrospective application denied

SO Recycle hit by planning denial

Paper recycling firm SO Recycle will have to cease operations at its Andover site, after Test Valley Borough Council rejected a retrospective planning permission application.

The deal was inked on 15 April, bringing the South London firm into Denny Bros' group
Print management service acquired

Denny Bros buys PR Products

Employee-owned labels group Denny Bros has acquired South London label firm Mylands Ltd, trading as PR Products.

Joins Nozomi in digital production hall

Durham Box in Highcon first

Durham Box is to install the first Highcon Beam 2C system in the UK, and the Logson Group subsidiary has also become the first UK customer to sign up to its Vulcan programme as a future option.

(L-R) Limego's Dirk Reinhardt, HP Indigo's Michal Shelly, HP Industrial Print's Stefan Brackmann, and HP Industrial Print Germany's Lars Klann
Work kept in-house

HP reveals first beta customer for Indigo 120K

A publishing company has become the first beta customer worldwide to install the HP Indigo 120K Digital Press.

Delga's Seaplane House will host all of the Meliora Group's companies come July
New HP kit delivered

Meliora Group to bring operations under one roof

Meliora Group will fulfil a longtime ambition to bring its operations under a single roof in July 2024, supporting the move with several new HP Indigo printers.