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FLB Unite members to strike
Around 110 Unite members working at FLB Group’s Dalkeith site in Scotland will launch strike action this week in a dispute over pay.

ProPrint invests in Screen and opens third site
Midlands-based label specialist ProPrint Group has invested in a Screen Truepress L350 SAI S in response to an increased demand for self-adhesive premium digitally printed labels, and opened a third...

Reflex: adding EU ops is 'hugely advantageous'
Reflex Group CEO Ian Kendall has described its latest acquisition as the group’s “most complex” buy yet.

Fedrigoni marks anniversary of bespoke sheet service
Fedrigoni UK is celebrating the first anniversary of its self-adhesive bespoke sheeting service, which it said reduces printers’ waste and improves manufacturing efficiencies.

Moules leaves YM to seek new challenge
Rob Moules has left YM Group after nearly eight years at the business.

Whistl makes changes at the top
Delivery management company Whistl has restructured and strengthened its senior leadership team to reflect the significant growth of the overall business in recent years and its diversification into...

Major Xerox investment for Media Design & Print
Belfast-based printer Media Design & Print has invested a six-figure sum in two new digital Xerox machines, an Iridesse and a Versant 180 to replace two older devices.

Delta appoints sustainability lead
Delta Group has made another senior hire with the appointment of a new sustainability director.

Global Inkjet Systems acquired by Nano Dimension
Global Inkjet Systems (GIS) has been acquired by Israeli business Nano Dimension.

Konica Minolta CEO: we are determined to rebuild customer confidence
Konica Minolta president and CEO Shoei Yamana has issued a fulsome apology for the “enormous inconvenience” caused by the firm’s toner supply woes.

Flexpress ups productivity with mega HP and RMGT spend
Trade printer Flexpress has taken delivery of an HP Indigo 100K digital press and is set to install an RMGT (Ryobi) 970 LED UV press in the summer, with the investment in the pair set to total around...

Arena Flowers supports seasonal uplift with Kern install
Ethical florist Arena Flowers has been helped through another busy period by a new bespoke Kern inserting system.

Slitter machine injury results in fine
A specialist manufacturer of wrapping and window films has been fined after an employee was injured when using a slitter machine.

Union extends UPM strike
Union workers have ratcheted up their industrial action at UPM by extending it – less than a week after a large-scale strike began.

EFI sells MIS wing, will focus on Fiery and inkjet
EFI has spun off its Productivity Software business into a standalone venture, with the division acquired by private equity house Symphony Technology Group and renamed eProductivity Software.