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Roberts: DS Smith is in a strong position for H2
Quarterly growth defies market

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.

The UCJV330 prints around 40% faster on its most popular settings
Upgraded 1.6m machines on display

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.

Baldwin: the new machine "doesn't skip a beat"
New machine is 25% faster

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.

'Local legend'

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.

Multiple potential buyers in frame

Telegraph sale process now underway

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

September saw a brief reprieve

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.

UK arm of Dutch firm eyes growth

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.

Hails price and performance

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.

The revised qualification broadens the scope of knowledge required at level 3
Apprentice qualification updated

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).

Massive scope for analogue to digital conversion

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.

'Back to basics' approach

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...

Printers are encouraged to share their love of print on social media. Source: International Print Day
Online event features notable speakers

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.

Gordon Bryan on the Xenons printer: "Because it’s an LED-UV machine, drying is instant"
'We needed extra capacity'

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.

The cups' plastic lining is shredded, washed, and turned into pellets
UK mill closes the loop

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.