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Print Evolved acquires VR Print
Web-to-print software developer and printer Print Evolved has continued its strategic growth programme with the acquisition of VR Print.

UPM puts price tag on strike for first time
UPM has revealed that the strike at its Finnish mills could cost the business as much as €220m (£185m), while its Communication Papers wing is back in the black after “significantly higher sales...

Precision Proco enhances flexibility with Horizon install
Precision Proco Group has taken on a Horizon StitchLiner MK III to expand its production flexibility and enhance its responsive print-on-demand capabilities.

Funky Pigeon still battling cyber incident
Funky Pigeon is still unable to accept customer orders, nearly two weeks after the cyber attack that compromised its systems.

Brits oppose plain packaging on junk food
Only 11% of Brits believe plain ‘tobacco-style’ packaging would have a significant impact on whether they bought junk food or not, according to new research.

UPM strike resolved: industry reacts
Industry business leaders have expressed relief that the long-running strike action at UPM’s Finnish mills is over – but concerns remain about how long it will take for paper and label supplies to...

Stora Enso divests Russian sawmills and forest ops
Stora Enso has entered into an agreement to divest its two sawmills in Russia.

Bex Design & Print acquired by Amcomri Group
Engineering and manufacturing specialist Amcomri Group has acquired screen and digital printer Bex Design & Print.

KGK Genix swaps two for one in Vutek install
KGK Genix has upgraded its superwide-format offering with an EFI Vutek h5 printer.

Flint to close UK ink factory due to newspaper decline
Flint Group is likely to close its UK newspaper ink plant due to falling demand caused by the ongoing decline in newspaper circulations.

Healeys claims first with SBT
Healeys Print Group has chosen Earth Day 2022 to announce that it has become the first SME printer in the UK to gain approval for its Science Based Targets (SBT) to reduce emissions.

Xerox profits impacted by rising costs
Xerox said its revenue was in line with expectations in Q1, “despite an increasingly volatile operating environment” but the company posted operating and pre-tax losses for the period, resulting in a...

Hybrid Software reports bumper results
Hybrid Software Group said it is on track to achieve its target of €100m (£84m) revenue and €35m EBITDA in 2026 after more than doubling its turnover last year.

Agreement reached over UPM strike
The Finnish Paperworkers' Union has agreed a settlement proposal to end the devastating long-running strike action at UPM.

Information gap over what's next for YM Group
Three weeks on from the abrupt administration of YM Group’s web offset sites, major backer Pricoa is yet to comment on the situation – which left hundreds of employees unpaid – or on its future plans...