News

The business and manufacturing support policies announced in the Autumn Statement by the Chancellor have been welcomed by the IPIA, which believes they should collectively work to relieve a degree of economic pressure and stimulate investment for the print and paper industries. 

Drytac has appointed Mark de Lancey as a UK regional manager for the south west of England. He will also play a major role in supporting Premier Paper Group, Drytac’s new exclusive stockist partner in the UK and Ireland.

Wide-format print, graphics and branding specialist MacroArt has been acquired by US headquartered print, fabrication and technical design company Moss Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but it’s been confirmed that MacroArt managing director Michael Green and the company’s senior leadership team will remain in their roles, reporting to Moss president and CEO Jason Popp.

Graphtec GB has announced that ColGraphix UK has been appointed as a certified reseller for Mutoh sign and display and flatbed UV direct-to-object printers. 

The Queen B's Calendar Girls project, supported by Premier, has raised over £31,000 for the Primrose Hospice and Family Support Centre. Premier provided Essential Silk for the 2000 calendars produced and covered all of the production costs. Now the project aims to raise another £1,000 by Christmas by selling the last 100 calendars.

Nazdar Ink Technologies has signed an exclusive development and OEM supplier agreement with M&R Printing Equipment, North America’s largest manufacturer of printed apparel decorating equipment.

Allen Signs has bought the world’s first Fujifilm Acuity Prime Hybrid to support its efficiency and expansion plans.

Visitors to Xaar’s recent open day and FuturePrint Tech conference in Cambridge were the first to see the results of a research study into jetting high viscosity water-based inks, performed by Dr Chris Phillips and Professor Davide Deganello at the Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating, Swansea University.

Confidence is returning to the print industry according the 9th Drupa Global Trends Report which has just been published.

HP is sponsoring former sales and business manager Nick Hollis on an endurance challenge that will see him row solo across the Atlantic Ocean to raise awareness of climate change. As part of its support package HP linked Hollis up with long-time Lates user PressOn, which used its Latex 2000 and 3600 printers to create graphics for his boat, Kraken.

Premier Paper - in collaboration with the Woodland Trust - has marked a significant milestone in its commitment to combat climate change by taking 100 customers to plant around 3000 native saplings at the former Frodsham golf course in north Cheshire on 15 November.

InkTec has taken on a new team member to enhance the hardware support team, citing significant increases in printer installations over the last six months for the move. 

FaberExposize UK has expanded its production space by taking over another two industrial units adjacent to its Leeds site.

The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has launched its Net Zero Roadmap, outlining how the UK coatings sector, including printing inks, will reach Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050, with a 38% reduction in scope 1 and 2 emissions projected by 2030.