New year predictions: Shahid Sheikh, Clifton Packaging Group

The ongoing plastics debate has dominated 2018 for Clifton Packaging Group chairman Shahid Sheikh, who believes that innovation coupled with export presents the biggest opportunity for printers going...

Triple win at industry awards for Rose Calendars

Rose Calendars has concluded the year on a high with a triple sweep at the annual Calies awards at Stationers’ Hall.

New industrial inkjet team established by Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (KMBS) UK has assembled a quartet of industrial inkjet veterans to push its portfolio into as-yet-untapped markets.

Datum automates workflow with Keyline investment

Cross-media printer and design business Datum has taken on cloud-based MIS Keyline to fully automate its production workflow.

Go Inspire study: Direct mail and email work better together

Go Inspire Group has released new research that offers a comparison of campaign incremental revenue gains from using direct email, direct mail and a combination of both media.

Koenig & Bauer teams with Durst for corrugated press R&D project

Koenig & Bauer and Durst have joined forces to kick off the development of a new water-based, single-pass digital printing press for folding carton and corrugated board.

John E Wright merges with Instaprint amid Iridesse buy

John E Wright has taken on a Xerox Iridesse production press as a key stage in the continued integration of small-format acquisition Instaprint.

Manroland Goss acquires GWS Printing Systems

Manroland Goss Web Systems (MGWS) has acquired Dutch used web offset equipment specialist GWS Printing Systems and service specialist Dovak Industrial Services.

Meteor Inkjet outlines new launches and integrations

Meteor Inkjet has bolstered its offering with a raft of new products and software integrations.

Thomson appointed Cepac head of innovations

Cepac has hired a cartonboard and plastics industry veteran as its new head of innovation to promote collaboration with clients that will advance corrugated technology.

Focus on the present

Not, in this case, Christmas presents. We should all make the effort to champion what 21st century print production can do, says Jo Francis.

James Cropper rebrands following Foldability partnership

Cumbrian papermaker James Cropper has launched new branding and a new-look livery for its vehicle fleet following a creative collaboration with design studio Foldability.