Multipanel UK moves toward a circular model for ACP panels
Print Solutions Green Solutions Multipanel UK is stepping up its sustainability efforts with a new approach designed to help the sign trade recycle Aluminium Composite Panels (ACP) more easily and more consistently. The Dover based manufacturer has been developing practical routes to reduce waste and keep more ACP out of landfill, something the industry has struggled with for years. Although ACP is widely used across signs, displays and print, most offcuts, skeletons and o
Jan 134 min read
Zeus Group and Engelmann & Buckham announce strategic collaboration
Print Solutions Zeus Group and Engelmann & Buckham (E&B) have announced a new strategic collaboration designed to deliver a complete, end to end packaging automation and consumables solution for UK businesses. The partnership brings together Zeus’s extensive packaging consumables portfolio and national customer reach with E&B’s technical expertise in automation, materials handling, packaging machinery, and end of line systems. Together, the companies will provide UK manuf
Jan 132 min read
Koehler Group expands executive board
Print Solutions The Koehler Group supervisory board has decided to add an additional member to the family business’ executive board: as of January 1, 2026, Philipp Prechtl became chief strategy officer. The company finds itself in the middle of a challenging environment characterised by intense competition, constantly changing conditions, and increasing complexity. Against this backdrop, and in order to be able to continue to consistently refine and implement the group’s co
Jan 121 min read
Paper and packaging turns to AI powered approach to manage overcapacity, transform maintenance and unlock commercial excellence
Print Solutions Bain & Company has released new research showing how paper and packaging companies are responding to a challenging operating environment marked by structural overcapacity, volatile input costs and soft demand across multiple sectors. Drawing on its ‘2026 Paper & Packaging Report’, Bain identifies three imperatives shaping industrial performance: laser focus around capacity decisions, accelerated adoption of AI enabled efficiency and effectiveness improvements,
Jan 123 min read
Color-Logic celebrates 17 years of embellishment excellence
Print Solutions Color-Logic is celebrating 17 years of innovation and excellence in the print industry this year. Established by Richard Ainge and Mark Geeves, it has revolutionised how printers and brands approach special effects in print, making embellishment predictable, reliable, and accessible around the world. Since its founding, the company has expanded its offerings, enabling designers and printers to produce 924 distinct metallic colours plus a comprehensive range
Jan 122 min read
Soyang Europe declared Waste Accreditation champion by FESPA UK
Print Solutions Soyang Europe has announced that it has secured Waste Accreditation champion status from FESPA UK. Established in 2022, the FESPA UK Waste Accreditation is a voluntary scheme designed to promote responsible waste management and recycling across print, signage and graphics in the UK market. Companies that opt in and meet strict criteria across waste generation, waste outputs and disposal practices are declared a ‘champion’ by FESPA UK. After evaluation, Soy
Jan 122 min read
The ballet of print
Print Solutions Canon recently teamed up with the Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) and professional photographer Clive Booth, to raise awareness of the BRB’s groundbreaking medical research into Relative Energy Deficiency in Dance (RED-D), through a compelling photographic print exhibition at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Demonstrating print’s power to move, the exhibition was premiered in the UK Pavilion and featured high impact, large format prints of photographs of BRB dancers.
Jan 124 min read
Tiato invests in Canon and Mimaki technology with CMYUK
Print Solutions Tiato is continuing its impressive trajectory with the purchase of a Canon Colorado M5W and Mimaki CJV200-160 from CMYUK. These investments are the latest milestone in a year of transformation for the company, kick started by the purchase of a Jwei digital cutting table (also from CMYUK) installed in February 2024, and then a move to much larger premises for a reimagined workflow to boost productivity and efficiency. The cutting table investment enabled th
Jan 93 min read
DataLase launches revolutionary label free clear to white coating for plastic bottles
Packaging Solutions As brands worldwide accelerate the move towards label free packaging to reduce waste, improve recyclability and meet tightening sustainability targets, DataLase has introduced a clear to white coating for plastic bottles. The new solution provides an alternative to traditional labels, eliminating filmic and paper materials while delivering full label equivalent functionality. The coating enables brands to significantly reduce packaging without compromising
Jan 92 min read
Ignore compliance at your peril
Packaging Solutions As the packaging industry definitively moves from sustainability pledges and commitments to actions and implementations that positively impact the environment, data is imperative to businesses up and down the packaging value chain. This will mean exhibitors showcasing the systems and tools to collect, collate, and comprehend environmental data and performance are set to be in high demand at Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026. In a time when a robust s
Jan 95 min read
