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Ebbsfleet steps up with Acuity Prime purchase
Ebbsfleet Printing Solutions has traded out an ageing flatbed printer for a Fujifilm Acuity Prime 20.

Ink sales boost Screen GA results
Printers recovering from the pandemic have helped boost the performance of Screen’s Graphic Arts Equipment division, where sales are up nearly 16% and profits have more than doubled.

Heidelberg unveils vision for 'whole printshop portal'
Heidelberg has taken the wraps off a significant revamp of its Prinect workflow – Prinect Direct – including big ambitions to extend the reach of its automation tools to the extent that print buyers...

Sylvamo confirms Russian exit
Sylvamo has confirmed that it plans to sell off its Russian operations, and is already in discussions with more than one potential buyer.

Swytch switches MIS
Swytch Graphics has successfully rolled out a new MIS from software company i-teba after outgrowing its previous system from another supplier.

Fujifilm reports on 2021, grows inkjet
Fujifilm plans to build a global manufacturing structure to satisfy the needs of the growing inkjet market, while at its plates business more price increases are necessary to keep the business...

Kodak reports on challenging Q1
Kodak boss Jim Continenza said the firm had taken “unprecedented steps” to ensure supplies to its customers during ongoing supply chain disruption.

Walstead adds Telegraph weekend work to roster
Walstead Group has sealed a deal to print the Telegraph’s weekend supplements with production set to switch later this month.

Verve Display in Epson UK first
Verve Display has nailed its ecological colours to the mast by investing in the UK’s first Epson Surecolour SC-R5000 resin ink large-format printer.

WPG mourns chairman
Welshpool Printing Group is mourning the loss of chairman Brian Jones, who has died aged 72.

Fespa updates with three weeks to go
Fespa has updated on its 2022 Global Print Expo, which is now three weeks away from opening its doors at Messe Berlin, Germany.

New life for UPM mill
UPM’s shuttered Chapelle Darblay newsprint mill in France is set to be reborn as a cardboard production site under its new owners.

Walstead brings Newbould into fold after YM deal
Walstead has enlisted the help of former YM Group chief operating officer Mike Newbould Junior to help pinpoint customers looking for future print supply options after YM’s web division collapsed.

VI Print Finishing ups capabilities with Chinese install
VI Print Finishing has taken on a new Chinese B1 die-cutting and hot foiling machine to enhance its service offering.

Celeb cut-outs firm invests for growth
Star Cutouts has invested in market research AI and a new Kongsberg C64 automatic cutting table as part of an ambitious plan for growth.