
‘I’m really excited about where the market is going’
Danny Clarke, managing director of Howard Hunt Group’s eponymous manufacturing business and Graft print management, is a passionate man.

YM ready with new paper wrap solution
YM Group is poised to roll out a new paper wrapping option for catalogue and magazine customers who want to move away from polywrap.

Anapurna hybrid replaces three machines at PrintBig
PrintBig has installed a new Agfa Anapurna H3200i LED flatbed to do the work of three machines in a bid to boost productivity by up to 40%.

Smurfit Kappa joins Two Sides
Smurfit Kappa has joined the paper advocacy group Two Sides.

Midland invests £250k to bring lamination in-house
Midland Regional Printers (MRP) will bring laminating services in-house later this year after investing £250,000 in new kit from Swedish manufacturer Lamina System.

More magazine paper tonnage to be taken out
A further chunk of LWC paper capacity is set to disappear from the European market after Burgo announced plans to convert one of its paper machines to container board.

Local printers wary as Northants approves drastic cuts
Northamptonshire County Council’s approval of a stringent cuts proposal to save £70m has proven cause for concern among local print businesses.

Kodak puts flexo business up for sale
Kodak has put its fast-growing Flexographic Packaging Division up for sale as it strives to find a solution to looming debt repayments.

Double Horizon boosts finishing at Leeds Die Cutting
Leeds Die Cutting (LDC) has enhanced its perfect binding and folding/creasing capabilities with the addition of two new Horizon machines from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS).

Duplo poised for hat-trick of launches
Duplo will debut at least three new finishing machines next month, including a new cutter-creaser, a binder and an upgrade to the iSaddle stitcher.

Hello! delight at new print engagement
Printing of Hello! magazine has returned to the UK through a new deal inked with Liverpool gravure printer Prinovis.

Packaging Innovations London 2018 to step up environmental focus
Easyfairs is set to increase its focus on the questions around plastics and sustainability at its upcoming Packaging Innovations/Luxury Packaging expo.