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Quick learner gets printing

Ronset apprentice celebrates qualification a year early

Family-run digital printer Ronset has celebrated the qualification of its latest apprentice, James Lang, after he made the jump to full-fledged printer – a year ahead of schedule.

The group’s first Sustainability Roadmap was launched in 2020
Updated roadmap

Xaar rebaselines sustainability targets

Xaar has rebaselined its ESG Roadmap, setting “ambitious yet achievable” targets to drive meaningful environmental, social, and governance impact.

Short-grain 48pp Lithoman still in situ

Walstead closes York, but still hopes for reprisal

Walstead Group has confirmed the closure of its York facility, while simultaneously hoping to get the factory going again at some point.

Samantha Fleetwood founded the business in 2019 on her kitchen table
Start-up starts printing

Wolf & Flower blossoms following first Mimaki install

Bespoke B2B signage and decor start-up Wolf & Flower has readied itself for the next stage of growth after bringing its printing in-house.

Revoria PC1120 installed

Spiral Colour puts strong results down to Revoria install

Macclesfield digital and wide-format printer Spiral Colour will hit £1m annual turnover this month, up 18% on its 2023/24 results, with general manager Jason Carpenter putting the positive results...

The Palo Alto, California-headquartered firm employed around 58,000 worldwide as of 2024
For 'general corporate purposes'

HP announces pricing of senior notes

HP Inc has announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of $1bn (£760m) aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes.

Digital investment alongside new staff

This is Effective brings on pair from Blackwell

Great Yarmouth signage and workwear printer This is Effective has expanded into small-format digital print after taking on a pair of ex-Blackwell Print employees and installing a Xerox Versant 280.

Employees encouraged to contact ACAS

Reflections hiatus continues

Administrators have still not been appointed at Reflections Print Finishers, more than a month after a filing was made to that effect.

Canon's Fespa stand on the eve of the show
Celebrating print’s ‘attention power’

Canon unveils Fespa plans including concept store

Canon has revealed its Fespa 2025 show offering, including its Arizona 2380 GTF flatbed printer, UVgel roll-to-roll Colorado M-series, and ImagePrograf water-based inkjet printers.

PPPs enable converters to respond quickly to customer enquiries about sustainability
Transparent environmental data provided

UPM Raflatac to offer product footprints in customer quotes

UPM Raflatac has set what it claims is a new labelling industry standard by embedding product footprint data directly into customer quotes.

'Dynamic new phase'

Printed.com parent appoints new CEO, founder departs

Printed.com founder Nick Green has left the business amid a revamp at its top team.

Blackwell Print leased its Great Yarmouth premises. Image: Google Maps
Historic printer

Liquidators appointed at Blackwell Print

Liquidators are now in place at historic Great Yarmouth-based printer Blackwell Print, which closed its doors at the end of February.

New machines in place

Platinum Print refreshes kit in efficiency boost

Platinum Print has installed a new Ricoh toner press, laminator, guillotine and bander in an effort to aid efficiency across the business’ operations.

Focus on optimal long-term strategy

Atlas tables cash offer for De La Rue

Bank of England printer De La Rue is set to be de-listed from the stock exchange after the group’s board recommended a £263m cash offer from US private equity firm Atlas Holdings – although rival bids...

Palm had group turnover of €2bn (£1.66bn) in 2023. Image: Palm
Plants in France, Spain and Portugal

Palm offers to acquire five corrugated box plants from International Paper

German paper and packaging group Palm has made an offer to acquire five corrugated box plants from International Paper (IP).