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Gemini digital print finishing manager Jason Smith (L) and Duplo UK regional sales manager Adam Drummond

Gemini supports growing demand with Duplo spend

Gemini Print Group has taken on a new iSaddle stitcher from Duplo to support an increasing call for finishing work.

April showered with price rises and exits

While the reopening of non-essential retail and outdoor hospitality was warmly received as a keystone in the industry’s ongoing recovery, April’s headlines were largely dominated by less welcome news.

Innovation Days will take place from 2-4 June

Mimaki to hold new joint virtual event

Mimaki is set to host a new three-day virtual event next month that will bring together its regional offices.

The Zanders mill is near Cologne in Germany

End of the line for historic papermaker

Zanders Paper has gone into liquidation after attempts to save the business via a financial restructure proved unsuccessful.

CVG: new pricing is effective from July

CVG plans double-digit price rise

Crown Van Gelder has announced a double-digit price increase that will be effective across its entire range of papers.

Helen Greener (R) with Richard Boon started at Webmart 17 years ago

Webmart appoints finance and sustainability director

Webmart has appointed a longstanding employee as its new finance and sustainability director.

The Kornit Presto will be installed at the end of May

Asos and Fashion-Enter partner with Kornit on Presto install

Online fashion retailer Asos and its UK supplier Fashion-Enter are set to implement a Presto printer from Kornit Digital to enable them to explore the future opportunities presented by on-demand...

Cimpress collaborated with HP Indigo on development of the 100K

Cimpress and HP ink fresh deal

Cimpress – already HP Indigo's biggest customer worldwide – has agreed a new multi-year deal for a raft of new digital presses.

Canon VarioPrint iX3200, centrepiece of strategic spend

Halstan in multimillion strategic spend for book growth

Halstan has upgraded its production firepower with a circa £2.5m spend to be "best in class”, with a new sheetfed inkjet press and automated book line taking centre stage in its diversification...

Polling stations close at 10pm

'Super Thursday' ballot box boost to print

Specialist print suppliers have pulled out all the stops for today’s ‘Super Thursday’ elections, although things did not run entirely smoothly for one supplier.

Clays: latest spend includes post-press with digital printing to come

Clays announces succession plan and fresh investment drive

Clays has announced a major expansion including new kit and a substantial number of new roles, along with a succession plan that will see CEO Paul Hulley step back next year.

New tool allows brands to "explicitly understand what their packaging choices mean"

DS Smith unveils circularity tool

DS Smith is claiming an industry first with a new tool that allows customers to rate the sustainability of their packaging choices.

McGuigan (left) with fellow Pyramid director Jonathan Smith

Pyramid to revamp B1 offering

Pyramid Press has signed off a circa £2m spend to install a highly automated RMGT B1 press later this year after reevaluating its business during the pandemic.

GEW: special gold finish sets system apart

GEW achieves installation milestone

GEW is celebrating a landmark after achieving 20,000 UV curing system installations worldwide.

The report highlighted mixed overall fortunes for print in 2020

Book sales grow during pandemic

The invoiced value of UK printed consumer publishing increased by 4% in 2020, remaining resilient during the coronavirus pandemic.