Markzware releases major updates for Adobe Creative Cloud 2026, Affinity and QuarkXPress
Print Solutions Markzware has announced significant updates to its conversion and preflighting solutions: FlightCheck, IDMarkz, QXPMarkz, and OmniMarkz. This release features expanded Adobe 2026 and QuarkXPress 2026 compatibility, enhanced export capabilities, and critical improvements to file handling and recovery. FlightCheck The preflight solution now supports Adobe Creative Cloud 2026 products, QuarkXPress 2026, and the new Affinity applications, broadening compatibili
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Printing Charity: Print is a thriving, dynamic and essential industry that touches every part of our country
Print Solutions The Printing Charity held its 196th Annual Luncheon on 13 November at Plaisterers’ Hall, London, where more than 220 people from the print industry and allied trades came together to share 2025’s successes and challenges, and to look to the future. Printing Charity 2025 president, former Prime Minister Baroness Theresa May, addressed the guests, saying: ‘Print is a sector that is in step with the times. The print medium is an authentic, trusted and tangible
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Konica Minolta to host TechGirls event promoting STEM careers for local school pupils
Print Solutions Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) will once again open the doors of its client engagement centre (CEC) in Houghton Regis to welcome year 8 students from local schools for its annual TechGirls event on Thursday 20 November, a dedicated day focused on inspiring young women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM). Building on the success of last year’s Ada Lovelace Day celebration, the 2025 event continues Konica Minolta’s c
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Parkside invests in innovation as new product development team expands
Packaging Solutions Parkside is continuing its commitment to leading innovation by investing in its new product development (NPD) team. Georgina Merry has recently taken on the role of packaging NPD manager, drawing on her strong background in packaging development, print, and research and development project management. Her role combines engagement with suppliers on new material technologies with a drive to bring ideas through from early inspiration to commercial launch. O
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Mondi advances transition to PE free wrappers for cut size paper across European mills
Print Solutions Mondi has completed the transition to polyethylene (PE) free wrappers for its entire branded cut size paper portfolio produced at Mondi SCP in Ružomberok, Slovakia. The Neusiedler mill in Austria is scheduled to complete its transition to PE free wrappers by 2026. This milestone strengthens the company’s position in sustainable paper solutions and supports customers in meeting sustainability goals and regulatory requirements. The PE free wrappers are now ava
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Innovia Films named champion of FESPA UK’s Waste Accreditation Programme
Print Solutions Innovia Films has been named as a champion of FESPA UK’s Waste Accreditation Programme. This achievement underscores the company‘s ongoing commitment to sustainable production, responsible waste management, and advancing circular economy solutions within the UK graphics‘ sector. As a global pioneer in PVC free polypropylene films, Innovia Films provides brand owners and converters with environmentally responsible alternatives that deliver exceptional perform
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Sonoco consolidates its carton and metal activities in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific
Packaging Solutions Sonoco has announced that it is bringing together its metal packaging and rigid paper container businesses across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific into one unified Sonoco Consumer Packaging EMEA/APAC division. This evolution strengthens its ability to support FMCG brands with a broader portfolio, faster access to solutions and a more seamless customer experience across markets. With this move, the company becomes a global packaging partner
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Route 1 Print rewards resellers with ‘10 Days of Christmas’ and £2000 holiday giveaway
Print Solutions Route 1 Print is giving trade customers the chance to unwrap daily festive prizes in its first ever Christmas Warm Up event. Over 10 working days, from Monday 17 November to Friday 28 November, entrants can win a range of impressive daily grand prizes and some more interesting surprises, one of the prizes being a £2000 TUI holiday voucher! The rules are simple: for every £50 spent per working day on the Route 1 Print website, customers earn an entry into th
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Antalis extends sustainable display board range
Print Solutions Antalis has added Kroma display board to its portfolio of eco responsible substrates for indoor display and signage applications The display board is characterised by excellent printability and processing properties. Available from stock in 3 mm and 5 mm thicknesses and 1220 x 2440 mm and 1530 x 3050 mm sheet sizes, it offers large format printers and their clients a sustainable alternative to plastic-based products for a variety of applications. Its extra
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More than one in two small businesses need funding to power growth
Print Solutions Ahead of the autumn budget, with small business owners already worried about the prospect of tax hikes, 53% of UK small business owners say they need to secure funding or finance in order to invest in growth plans for 2026. The need for finance is most acutely felt in London (65%) – the engine room of the nation – followed by enterprises in the north east (62%), Yorkshire/Humberside (58%) and Wales (54%). Significantly, the new data from Novuna Business Fi
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