DS Smith is set to become the world's first user of the HP T1100 wide-web digital preprint engine for the corrugated packaging industry.

Unite has announced an escalation in its industrial dispute with Smurfit Kappa over the dismissal of two union stewards at the group's Northampton corrugated packaging facility.

Wide-format equipment manufacturer Gandy Digital will launch its Pred8tor+ high-adhesion UV ink and a new UV flatbed printer at next month’s Fespa 2015 exhibition in Cologne.

EFI has unveiled the latest version of its Digital Storefront web-to-print software, which includes a new Enterprise Model to enable printers to better support clients such as franchise owners.

Leicester-based label specialist Label Apeel has moved to a new factory, invested in a new HP Indigo label press and unveiled a new website in an investment that will total around £2m.

One paper manufacturer has already set aside a multimillion-pound provision to cover its likely bad debt with Paperlinx UK.

Agfa’s new flatbed and roll-to-roll wide-format UV inkjet printers, the Jeti Mira and Jeti Tauro, will have their European debuts at Fespa 2015 in Cologne next month.

PrintWeek understands that two bids have been tabled for the Paperlinx UK businesses in administration with Deloitte and a deal to salvage something from the operations could be imminent.

New legislation for England and Wales aimed at tackling the illegal use of specialist printing equipment has come into force.

A restructure of CPI Group’s UK operations has resulted in the departure of two senior executives and two high-profile returnees to the book printer’s revamped management team.

Independent paper merchant The Premier Paper Group has been appointed as the exclusive UK stockist of Tullis Russell's Advocate paper product range, which was previously sold by Paperlinx.

Merseyside trade finisher Thomas Loughlin (Liverpool) has invested in two Horizon VAC-1000 collating towers, which it hopes will continue its 8% year-on-year growth.