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Kodak transformation 'starting to come to fruition'
Kodak is planning to introduce “a wide range” of new products at Drupa, as the group filed 2023 figures that show a big improvement in profitability despite a drop in sales.

New RNIB braille printers given affectionate names
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has asked its supporters to help name its two new braille printers and embossers, with ‘Bill Brailey’ and ‘Dottie’ coming out as the winning names.

CPI commits to Science-Based Targets for net zero
Book printing giant CPI has declared it will set goals for net zero emissions in line with stringent controls set by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Ward takes helm at Tharstern, cloud MIS to launch at Drupa
Lee Ward has been promoted to managing director at eProductivity Software’s Tharstern business, as well as becoming chief evangelist for its new cloud-based MIS, which is set to launch at Drupa...

Moonpig grows subs, peak card volumes
Moonpig now has more than 250,000 subscribers to its Moonpig Plus service, and has produced more than 9m personalised greeting cards in its current financial year.

Acorn and European honeycomb association join Two Sides
Specialist A5 and A4 magazine printer Acorn Web Offset has become the latest company to sign up to print and paper advocacy group Two Sides.

Key Production expands into Europe
Music packaging and print broker Key Production has expanded into Europe with the establishment of an office in Berlin.

Macfarlane Group acquires Allpack Packaging Supplies
Macfarlane Group has acquired Allpack Packaging Supplies, an East Anglian business that supplies protective packaging products to customers across a wide range of sectors.

Supplies from Finnish paper mills hit by strike
Deliveries from Finnish paper mills are being impacted by a fortnight-long strike that is hitting operations at the country’s ports and freight network.

APS reveals further investment in secure print capabilities
APS Group has added a raft of additional kit and made a new senior hire to support the expansion of its secure Customer Communication Management facility in Preston Brook near Runcorn, which included...

Agfa's digital printing business grows as ink sales boom
Agfa’s Digital Print & Chemicals operation is on course to overtake Radiology to become its biggest division – with inkjet ink sales up 14%, boosted by the conversion of former Inca customers.

Delta Group signs for world's first Agfa SpeedSet
The Delta Group is poised to install the world’s first Agfa SpeedSet Orca single-pass B1 inkjet press.

Indian coding specialist acquires UK partner in £1m deal
Indian coding and marking specialist Control Print has acquired a controlling stake in the UK’s Codeology Group.

Flexpress drives automation with Horizon trimmer
Leicester trade firm Flexpress installed a new Horizon HT-300 iCE trimmer in late February, boosting automated production in the process.

Plus5 and Tadberry Evedale move site together
Plus5 Print & Digital has taken on a new lease in Beckenham, South-East London, bringing fellow printer Tadberry Evedale along in the move, and has installed a brand-new Xerox Versant 280 digital...