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Homeward bound

Jolly returns to Duplo in newly created strategic role

Peter Jolly has returned to Duplo International, where he began his industry career two decades ago, in a newly created role designed to drive growth at the post-press equipment manufacturer.

Inkjet heads also on the up

Sales growth at Ricoh print wing

Sales at Ricoh’s Graphic Communications wing have grown by 11.6% to ¥262.1bn (£1.35bn).

The Colebrook Industrial Estate store re-opened in February
New owners for Kent franchise

Fastsigns Tunbridge Wells gets new lease of life

New owners of the Fastsigns signage and display store in Tunbridge Wells, Kent have hit the ground running.

Further notices filed

PFI Group among McMurray firms to be struck off

PFI Group has been compulsorily struck off the company register after failing to make the required filings.

Gadliauskas: we needed a workhorse printer
Canon Colorado M5W

GMD Print & Install steps up with Colorado install

GMD Print & Install has significantly increased its productivity after installing a Canon Colorado M5W UVgel printer.

Firm went into liquidation with a total deficiency of more than £150k
At least £2.4m was paid to other parties

Director barred after HMRC left unpaid

A director of a paper and board supplier has been disqualified for failing to file VAT returns.

Venture Banners' Vutek 340i+ has helped it reduce lead times
Lead times slashed

Venture Banners celebrates 15 years with EFI and Zünd install

Trade wide-format printer Venture Banners has celebrated 15 years in business with the installation of an EFI Vutek FabriVu 340i+ dye-sublimation printer and Zünd G3 3XL extended flatbed cutter.

Areas not currently profitable will be restructured

Koenig & Bauer ramps up performance improvement plans

Koenig & Bauer is ramping up efforts to cut costs overall and stem losses at its Digital & Webfed division, with much resting on the expected positive impetus from its €10m (£8.6m) spend on the...

Part of £100m R&D and innovation investment

DS Smith accelerates smart packaging with BeFC

DS Smith has partnered with Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells (BeFC), a French start-up that develops fully recyclable smart tags.

PCP: web, sheetfed and large-format printing
'Significant opportunity for growth'

PCP under new ownership

Precision Colour Printing (PCP) has been sold to an investment firm that has further buys in its sights.

(L-R) Peter Jolly and Clare Revell at the 2024 Printweek Awards
Nearly seven years with the business

Peter Jolly to leave HP

Peter Jolly, country manager for UK and Ireland at HP Industrial, has revealed that he is leaving the manufacturer to move on to pastures new.

Software Circle: focus is on software businesses in specialist verticals
Better news at acquired software businesses

Works Manchester collapse hits Nettl results

Sales at Software Circle print and design wing Nettl Systems have fallen by more than £1m due to the Works Manchester debacle and uncertain economic conditions.

Instances of greenwash found can be sent to Two Sides
2,650 organisations challenged

Two Sides updates on global campaign success

Two Sides has so far challenged more than 2,650 organisations found to be communicating greenwashing messages to their customers since its inception, and over 1,180 have, so far, removed misleading...

Gratkorn Mill is the primary facility of Magno paper and its flagship location
Double-digit million-euro investment

Sappi Europe completes phase two of Gratkorn modernisation

Sappi Europe has completed phase two of a three-phase modernisation project at its Gratkorn Mill in Austria.

Final decision in the summer

US authorities could slap duties on $100m of plate imports

Authorities in the US have responded to Kodak’s call for tariffs to be levied on certain imported printing plates, with a preliminary decision to impose hefty duties on plates from Japan and China.