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The Ricoh Pro TF6251 will be a Fespa focus

Ricoh reveals Fespa launch and new inkjet sales lead

Ricoh has revealed it will launch a brand-new direct-to-film (DTF) machine at March’s Fespa Global Print Expo.

MacroArt will provide mentoring, workshops, and guidance to individuals identified through the programme

MacroArt starts partnership with Inspire 2 Ignite

MacroArt has partnered with local non-profit organisation Inspire 2 Ignite to help empower young people and foster their potential through unique opportunities and experiences within the print...

Crennell: tremendously exciting period in the company’s development

Boxway Packaging Group appoints new MD

Corrugated cardboard packaging specialist BoxWay Packaging Group has appointed Bryan Crennell to the newly created position of group managing director.

(L-R) Craig Naylor-Smith, Keith Wright and Emma Fulker

Parseq kicks off 2024 with double appointment

Business services and IT provider Parseq, which acquired secure print specialist the Tall Group a year ago, has expanded its senior leadership and account management teams with two new hires.

Tony Hards was well known and liked in the industry

Tony Hards RIP

Tony Hards, former chairman and managing director of Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) and Graphic Arts Equipment (GAE), has passed away.

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

Clays makes non-executive director appointments

Book printer Clays has made several revisions to its non-executive board membership, effective immediately.

Xerox’s share price was down by 15.7% yesterday

Xerox to cut workforce by 15%

Xerox has revealed a new operating model and organisational structure “to further the company’s reinvention” and is looking to reduce its workforce by 15%.

Swanston: diversification and sustainability are key opportunities for printers

New year predictions: Lucy Swanston, Strategic Mailing Partnership

Chair of the Strategic Mailing Partnership and Nutshell Creative managing director Lucy Swanston believes there’s real scope in 2024 for printers to capitalise on the forecast growth in retail media...

Mansfield: says the pursuit of production efficiencies was paramount in commercial print in 2023

New year predictions: William Mansfield, Kodak

William Mansfield, director of Solutions Marketing at Kodak, says one of the biggest recent trends has been the transition from on-premises workflows to the cloud - and this is likely to continue,...

McGuiness: Thinks the transition to sheetfed inkjet will be playing on many manufacturers' minds

New year predictions: David McGuiness, PrintIQ

David McGuiness, marketing manager at PrintIQ, believes there will be more acquisitions and amalgamations of companies in the print sector in 2024.

Stephenson: encouraged to see continued investment in automation

New year predictions: Jo Stephenson, PHD Marketing

Marketing agency PHD Marketing's managing director Jo Stephenson is hoping for more stability in 2024, as this would improve business confidence.

Perring: hopeful that the trend of slowly recovering overall print volumes will continue across 2024

New year predictions: Brendan Perring, IPIA

IPIA general manager Brendan Perring expects personalised high-value print campaigns, direct mail and large-format print markets to perform well again in 2024.