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DS Smith updates on H1 2023 performance
Packaging giant DS Smith has reported quarter-on-quarter growth for corrugated box volumes, despite overall volume remaining below 2022/23’s bumper levels.

Mimaki details new printers in online global event
Mimaki has unveiled details of a brand-new UCJV330-160 roll-to-roll printer, expected to launch at the end of 2023 or early 2024, at its Global Innovation Days online event.

Browns Print cuts outsourcing with Horizon upgrade
Manchester brochure and booklet specialist Browns Print has installed a Horizon Stitchliner Mark III, helping it to bring work back in-house.

Peter Scott Printers founder mourned
Peter Scott, founder of the Burnley-based commercial print business that bears his name, has passed away after a short illness.

Telegraph sale process now underway
The sale process for the Telegraph Media Group and The Spectator magazine is at last officially underway.

UK insolvencies on track for highest rate since 2009
The UK is on track this year to see the highest number of insolvencies since 2009, according to PwC.

CB Printforce brings in the Canons
CB Printforce, the UK arm of Dutch digital print-on-demand specialist Printforce, has installed a pair of Canon inkjet engines at its Biggleswade factory.

N3 Display Graphics expands with Titanium install
Wide-format print specialist N3 Display Graphics has taken on a Titanium 2516 with router to support its growth.

Updated Level 3 Print Technician Standard published
The latest version of the Level 3 Print Technician Standard for apprentices has been rubber-stamped by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE).

EFI lauds single-pass market position and future potential
EFI has laid down the gauntlet to emerging competitors in single-pass inkjet printing, where the firm lays claim to a market-leading position.

Saica Pack opens customer experience centre
Saica Pack has opened a new customer experience centre, offering clients the opportunity to develop new packaging in creative workshops.

Highcon secures fresh financing, restructures for profitable future
Highcon Systems has been boosted by a fresh financial package, two further orders for its Beam 2C, a new partnership with BHS Corrugated – and a revamped business plan aimed at paving the way to...

Free online conference launched for International Print Day
American print evangelism platform Print Media Centr has launched a 10-hour free online conference for International Print Day on 25 October 2023.

PDS Print enhances wide-format with double install
PDS Print has installed two new machines – a Xenons X180 hybrid flatbed/roll-fed wide-format printer and a B8-2513 digital cutter form Ameida CNC Technology.

James Cropper shows off cup recycling win
James Cropper has managed to close the loop on its Kendal mill’s disposable cup recycling scheme, meaning 100% of the cups’ material is now recycled and reused.