bakergoodchild strengthens operations with imagePress V1350 and varioPrint 140
Print Solutions bakergoodchild has enhanced its production capabilities with the investment in Canon’s imagePress V1350 and varioPrint 140 digital presses. The new devices have allowed the business to significantly increase capacity and efficiency, elevate print quality and unlock new opportunities across both its direct and transactional mail customer base. Founded over 30 years ago, bakergoodchild has evolved into one of the UK’s leading providers of secure and sustainabl
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Bowe Systec to unveil its new One4All card mailing system
Print Solutions Bowe Systec is to unveil its new One4All card mailing system to the public at Trustech in Paris (December 2 to 4, 2025). The concept of covering all common applications with a single machine offers users a number of advantages, including process quality enhancements, reduced operating effort and an overall increase in flexibility and efficiency thanks to the system. The new One4All card mailing system has been designed to process all common card mailing appl
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Making gravure shine: utilising Bobst oneECG to create metallised colours
Packaging Solutions Adding a luxury look to flexible packaging, Bobst oneECG (Extended Color Gamut) for gravure includes the ability to print a wide range of metallics colours with a standard ink set. By removing the need for expensive metallic inks, the solution simplifies production, cuts cost, increases design flexibility, and supports sustainability goals. Since introducing the technology for gravure in 2019, the company has delivered multiple machines optimised for pri
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Jamprint Design & Printing invests in a Mimaki UJV55-320
Print Solutions Jamprint Design & Printing has invested in a Mimaki UJV55-320 UV-LED roll to roll printer from CMYUK. This marks the first installation of a super wide printer (3.2 metres wide) in-house, and will unlock further opportunities in textile, SEG, and single piece wallcovering opportunities. The new platform strengthens the company’s large format production hub in Calne, Wiltshire, headed up by sales and operations director Adam Moss. It complements the company’s S
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London Packaging Week honours Dick Searle with a lifetime achievement award
Packaging Solutions Dick Searle, founder and co-CEO of The Packaging Federation, has been honoured by the UK packaging industry with a lifetime achievement award. The award was presented to Dick on the final day of London Packaging Week at ExCeL London. Josh Brooks, divisional director – packaging portfolio at Easyfairs, said: ‘I can think of nobody more worthy of this lifetime achievement honour than Dick Searle. Over the past two decades, Dick has never failed to delive
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JICMAIL welcomes new board members
Print Solutions JICMAIL has announced the appointment of two new board members: Denise Turner, the recently appointed research director, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) and Adam Crow, partner – head of publishing UK, EssenceMediacom. Both directors are hugely experienced industry figures who, as the new agency buy side board members, will be instrumental in guiding the organisation’s future. Their appointments are a strong endorsement of the industry’s conti
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Made by Heidelberg in China – 20 years of production in Shanghai
Print Solutions Two decades ago, Heidelberg made a bold and far reaching statement when it broke ground for its own production site in China. This was the beginning of a success story that has developed into a cornerstone of the entire company. The 2024/25 financial year set a record, with around 1500 printing units assembled, an export quota of 40%, and deliveries to 70 countries. To date, a total of over 16,000 printing and coating units and almost 3300 printing presses h
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World debuts for Plockmatic Group at Printing United 2025
Print Solutions Plockmatic Group will have two global product launches at Printing United, taking place in Orlando, Florida, October 22 to 24. Headlining will be the new Plockmatic SC7800 Pro XL finisher, a compact, high capacity bookletmaker featuring patented sheet cutting technology that sets new benchmarks for speed, precision, and flexibility in professional print finishing. As the latest addition to Plockmatic’s SC7000 series, the fully automatic SC7800 Pro XL produce
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Winners announced at Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards 2025
Print Solutions The winners of the Innovation Excellence Awards 2025 have been announced at a ceremony at the historic Stationers’ Hall in London on Friday 17 October. The innovator of the year award went to FabLittleBag, for its sustainable, discreet and eco friendly period disposal bags designed to tackle plastic pollution in waterways and end taboos around menstrual waste. The award was presented by Dr Vanessa Lawrence, former director general and CEO of Ordnance Survey
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Adobe rejoins the Ghent Workgroup
Print Solutions The Ghent Workgroup (GWG) has announced that Adobe has decided to rejoin the group. Since 1982, Adobe has been pioneering digital print workflows. It invented PDF in 1993 and, in doing so, kicked off a revolution in how the print and publishing industry worked. Today, PDF has become an ISO standard and is the basis of everything the Ghent Workgroup invests time in. Having Adobe as an active GWG member is incredibly important for the group and the industry it r
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