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Sustainability

Unilever reports sustainability plan progress

24 April 2012

Unilever has published a report on the progress it is making towards meeting its Sustainable Living Plan targets. The plan, published in November…

RILA support for US-Colombia trade agreement

24 April 2012

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has praised the announcement by President Barack Obama and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk that the…

First Gallus ICS 670 gravure press goes to A&R Carton

24 April 2012

A&R Carton has installed a Gallus ICS 670 gravure press equipped with 11 print units, reverse-side printing, hot and cold foiling, screen printing,…

Niche print

24 April 2012

At the back of a small print shop, Comprint has created a new niche. Carol Houghton reports Started in 1870, Comprint is a family run business based…

Digital printing

Shere Print invests in HP Indigo WS6600

24 April 2012

Shere Print, a division of the Ultimate Packaging Group, will install the first HP Indigo WS6600 digital press in the UK. The HP Indigo WS6600 digital…

New products

Recyl launches Sleeve trolley cabinet

24 April 2012

Recyl will launch new cleaners and its Sleeve trolley cabinet (STC) at Drupa. The trolley protects, transports and stores anilox and plate sleeves, a…

Digital printing

HP announces Print Excellence Awards 2012 winners

24 April 2012

HP has announced the winners of its Print Excellence Awards 2012. The awards will be presented at a celebratory evening in Düsseldorf on May 3. The…

Amcor orders giant KBA

23 April 2012

Amcor Tobacco Packaging has ordered a unique 19-unit KBA Rapida 106 sheet fed offset press for its plant in Rickenbach, Switzerland.

Edale chosen for flexible packaging in Belarus

23 April 2012

Following the successful installation of an Edale Gamma 430 flexo press in 2011, Belarus based printing company Bobruisk recently threw open its doors…

Workflow, MIS & inspection

UK converter achieves Heidelberg certification

23 April 2012

Gavin Watson Printers is the first label printing company in the UK to attain Heidelberg ISO 12647-2 certification and to join the Heidelberg Color…

New products

Complete Inspection Systems aids brand protection

23 April 2012

Complete Inspection Systems has introduced an advanced 2D barcode for absolute product identification and brand protection, without internet look-up…

Ancillary equipment

Color-Logic product literature now in seven languages

23 April 2012

Color-Logic, developer of the Process Metallic Color System, has announced that the company’s product literature is now available in English, German,…