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Manroland Goss boosts packaging offer with Thallo buy
Manroland Goss Group has beefed up its packaging offering with the acquisition of the Thallo business from former sister company Contiweb.

Bakergoodchild continues growth strategy with £2m-plus spend
Bakergoodchild has invested more than £2m in a raft of new equipment as it presses forward with its 2021 Growth Strategy.

BPIF appoints Ian Wilton as new president
The BPIF has appointed its current vice president Ian Wilton as its new president.

Overmatter: Ghost of Christmas (cards) past
Team working in 2020 has involved some of us rapidly getting to grips with online collaboration tools such as Slack, Trello and Microsoft Teams.

Severn under new ownership
Severn has been acquired in a secondary management buyout and is poised to commission its latest investment in Canon sheetfed inkjet technology.

MBA Group reveals mega 2020 Böwe Systec spend
MBA Group invested £1.4m in new machinery from Böwe Systec to increase its capacity and improve its fulfilment process and efficiency.

Cooper takes wraps off new venture
Former Lettershop managing director Simon Cooper has teamed up with an ex-Kodak employee to form a new inkjet integration business.

St Bride's Church shares seasonal service via YouTube
St Bride’s Church is live-streaming its annual Fleet Street Carols service, and there’s still a chance to see it later today.

HSE to host UK transition chemicals podcast
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is set to host a series of free podcasts to help businesses that make, use or supply chemicals understand what actions they need to take to ensure they are...

Banbury Litho enhances wide-format arm
Banbury Litho has bolstered its in-house wide-format ops with the installation of a Mimaki JFX200-2513 EX flatbed UV printer and an Esko Kongsberg X24 Edge digital cutter with i-Cut software.

Contact Originators continues expansion with new hires
Flexographic plate manufacturer Contact Originators has continued its year of recovery after suffering a serious fire in January by increasing its headcount.

EBB expands again with Warren Board buy
Elliott Baxter & Co (EBB) has become the biggest merchant supplier of board in the country after acquiring Warren Board from its owners, who are retiring.

Esko to sell Kongsberg to PE firm
Esko is set to sell its Kongsberg digital finishing business to private equity firm OpenGate Capital.

MGWS gains landmark web press deals
Manroland Goss Web Systems (MGWS) has scooped two major continental web press orders, including the first installation of its Varioman c:line web for cardboard food packaging.

InPrint Munich 2021 and more pushed back
Three more specialist industry events have been moved back due to the ongoing restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.