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New iJetColor 1275 Pro and iJetColor 1175 Pro + PXG

Print Solutions Printware is to introduce two new additions to its iJetColor portfolio – the iJetColor 1275 Pro and iJetColor 1175 Pro + PXG. The new systems represent the next generation of Printware’s commitment to helping commercial printers, direct mail providers, and packaging manufacturers ‘Do More with Inkjet’ by providing production ready solutions designed to expand application capabilities, improve productivity, and create new revenue opportunities. The iJetColo

Sep 222 min read

London Packaging Week attendance record sees 16% growth

Packaging Solutions Some 6688 visitors attended London Packaging Week 2026, as more than 230 exhibitors and over 110 speakers helped deliver the biggest edition in the event’s history. The milestone caps two years of exceptional growth for London Packaging Week. More than 5000 visitors attended in 2024, rising 15% to 5752 in 2025 and by a further 16% to 6688 this year. In just two years, the show has grown its audience by around a third. Held on 16 and 17 September, the 2

Sep 223 min read

Xitron makes K2 market intelligence available to print companies

Print Solutions Xitron has announced the availability of K2 Market Intelligence, a free 32 page report for print companies evaluating B2+ production digital presses. The Foundation Edition examines inkjet, liquid electrophotography (LEP), dry toner, and nanographic printing technologies, along with current and announced press platforms from Canon, HP, Konica Minolta, Landa, and Ricoh. Rather than ranking manufacturers or recommending a particular technology, K2 Market Intel

Sep 222 min read

Antalis Ltd acquires assets and trade of Ovenden Papers Ltd

Print Solutions Antalis Ltd has confirmed that on 18 September 2026, it acquired the assets and trade of Ovenden Papers Ltd from its administrators, strengthening its presence in the UK paper merchanting market and bringing the business and its customers into the Antalis network. Ovenden Papers will continue to operate under the family name, supported by Antalis in the UK and Ireland. The acquisition includes the business’s customer relationships, employees, premises and re

Sep 212 min read

ICScolor announces new strategic partnership with Portfolio DAM

Packaging Solutions ICScolor is to partner with Portfolio DAM, a leader in on-premise digital asset management systems, to provide new bundles for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) supply chains. The Remote Director solution allows CPGs and their supply chains to get to market more quickly by replacing their hard copy proofs being shipped around the globe with colour accurate display based proofs that arrive in minutes, not days. Both companies have been delivering best

Sep 211 min read

City Signs & Graphics joins The Big Print Network

Print Solutions City Signs & Graphics has become the latest member of The Big Print Network (TBPN), Innotech’s ambassador programme for wide and grand format print businesses. Membership provides the Leeds based business with early access to new products, exclusive promotions, VIP event invitations and marketing support, in exchange for championing Innotech materials to its customer base. Tom Pinder, director and co-owner at City Signs & Graphics, said: ‘As City Signs & Gra

Sep 212 min read

Multisigns brings growth into focus with VeloBlade Nexus from Soyang

Print Solutions Norfolk based graphics, signage and print business MultiSigns said its recent investment in a new Vivid VeloBlade Nexus digital cutting system from Soyang Europe has allowed the company to bring more production in-house and significantly reduce turnaround times for customers. Working out of its specialist Thetford facility for more than 25 years, Multisigns offers a wide range of products and services, including signage, large format print, vehicle graphics

Sep 213 min read

Printed.com launches 'Print Is Here To Stay' campaign

Print Solutions Print is dead? Someone should probably tell the local business with a queue out the door. Or the Etsy shop shipping out beautifully packaged orders every single day. Or the small business whose new business cards were the start of its biggest client yet. Every few years, a fresh voice pops up somewhere – an overstuffed keynote, a rage baiting LinkedIn post, a trend report with a slide deck to sell , all declaring ‘print is dead’. Newspapers, direct mail, pac

Sep 213 min read

Gecko CyclOne: New NC free ink range from hubergroup

Packaging Solutions hubergroup Print Solutions is expanding its portfolio with Gecko CyclOne, a new nitrocellulose free (NC free) liquid ink system for frontal, reverse, and lamination printing. The ink range is based on a proprietary polyurethane technology and helps printers meet the requirements of modern, recyclable packaging – without compromising on print quality or efficiency. In doing so, the company is strengthening its portfolio of recyclable packaging solutions and

Sep 182 min read

London Packaging Week 2026 comes to a close with insight packed final day

Packaging Solutions London Packaging Week 2026 has closed its doors for another year, but not before thousands of attendees enjoyed a blockbuster second day that included the Talking Rubbish podcast, a Women in Packaging networking event, and the Innovation Awards ceremony. The second day built on the event’s theme of ‘Discovery’. Combining four co-located events focused on luxury, drinks, beauty, and FMCG packaging, the event highlighted examples of excellence across all f

Sep 185 min read

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Think Tank, a leading UK bespoke packaging design agency, is launching new Smart packaging formats designed to help brands elevate their packaging design and boost their commercial reach. Read more.

Households dumped 5.6 million tonnes of packaging last year. New analysis has found that 5.6 million tonnes of packaging waste was binned by households last year, as councils call on new reforms to reduce packaging and make it easier to recycle.

Mondelēz International has announced that its Cadbury core sharing bars, manufactured in Bournville and Coolock and sold in the UK and Ireland, will be wrapped in 80% certified recycled plastic packaging, which can be attributed to plastic sourced from advanced recycling technology. This move is the result of a collaboration with Amcor and Jindal Films.

Kornit Digital has announced that T-Shirt & Sons (TSS) – a prominent European apparel manufacturer based in the UK and the Netherlands and serving some of the largest e-commerce and retail brands – has adopted its Apollo platform to further its transition from traditional screen printing to digital production.

In partnership with Forest Carbon, pioneer of carbon financed woodland creation in the UK, paper suppllier Antalis recently hosted a tree planting day at a woodland creation project in Cumbria. Antalis, which has worked with Forest Carbon since 2014 and is its longest standing current partner, attended the tree planting day at The Croft on the Lowther Estate in Penrith, Cumbria.