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Gardening icon and television personality Monty Don has been named as the third and final celebrity speaker at The Print Show 2022.

Paragon Group has acquired Dean Packaging, a UK manufacturer and distributor of packaging materials. The deal, concluded on 7 April, builds on the 2020 acquisition of Trenton and the group’s organic growth in terms of packaging.

The IPIA will host its Spring Networking Lunch in Birmingham on 20 May.

Pyramid Display Materials has introduced a range of environmentally friendly print media under the brand Simply Non PVC.

Manchester-based Astra Signs has merged with local digital signage company ADXBA to become a ‘northern powerhouse’ delivering both traditional and digital signage solutions.  

Four Pees has become an integration partner for the Durst software and solutions division. It means Four Pees will help Durst implement its ‘pixel to output’ strategy and integrate its software solutions such as Durst Workflow or Durst Smart Shop at its clients.

Media supplier Premier has teamed up with volunteers from the Loughborough Student Union to deliver donations for the victims of the Ukrainian conflict. 

The UK Growth Coach has launched a business coaching franchise to get support to small and medium-sized businesses across the south-east, following research by iowca that found 71% of small business owners were most concerned about the impact of inflation and that 80% were not planning to hire new employees this year.

British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has announced an additional £15m commitment to Compass Business Finance, taking its total commitment to £30m. This will increase the flow of funding for asset finance products into UK-based smaller businesses operating in the print, packaging and manufacturing sectors.

Fujifilm has formed a strategic partnership with MCA Digital in Italy. The new Revoria Press PC1120, a digital toner machine, is the focus of the relationship, though MCA will also sell the inkjet Acuity Prime flatbed, Acuity Ultra R2 wide-format printer, and the Jet Press 750S in the country.

Xaar has appointment Graham Tweedale to the new role of chief operating officer, reporting to CEO, John Mills.  

A multi-site festivals signage and graphics project has highlighted MacroArt's eco-capabilities, with 1,500m² of PVC-free materials used for the events, all of which was recovered afterwards for recycling.

CMYUK has appointed a senior digital sales consultant. Steve Stokes moves into the role from Ricoh, where he was production print specialist for the central repro department.

Fujifilm has partnered with Nautasign to try and boost sales of the Acuity Prime and Acuity Ultra R2 in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.