One week to go: the packaging world set to converge at Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026
Packaging Solutions Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 returns to Birmingham’s NEC with exclusive UK debuts, ground breaking materials, and first to market technologies, including Material ConneXion and the Museum of Failure, cementing its position as the UK’s definitive showcase for packaging innovation. All eyes across the global packaging industry are on Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026 , where leading brands, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers will gather at
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InkTec Europe to offer free DTF ink samples at Printwear & Promotion Live!
Print Solutions InkTec Europe is giving visitors an extra reason to stop by stand H20 at Printwear & Promotion Live! this February, with the opportunity to claim a free sample of its highly regarded DTF ink. Attendees visiting the stand will be able to choose either four 250 ml bottles of cyan, magenta, yellow and black, or four bottles of white DTF Ink. The free sample offer is available while stocks last, with terms and conditions applying, and is designed to give print b
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Color-Logic releases Eve – a free embellishment value estimator
Print Solutions Color-Logic has announced the immediate availability of Eve, at https://www.v3r.studio/eve/ . Eve is a free to use, embellishment cost estimator created specifically for printers worldwide. Developed as the perfect companion for the forthcoming Visualis3R platform, Eve is a free, web based estimator for printers who know their costs. Mark Geeves, director of sales and marketing, said: ‘With Eve, printers can model the substrate plus CMYK inks or toners for a
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Antalis creative paper power in calendar form
Print Solutions For Antalis’ 2026 calendar, Salina translated the ‘Creative Power’ theme through the sensory experience of paper, encompassing texture, colours, weight and finish to highlight the depth of the company’s Creative Papers portfolio. More than a functional desk tool, the calendar is a tactile showcase of the Creative Papers, inviting designers, printers and brand storytellers to rediscover the expressive potential of print on beautiful papers. The calendar fea
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Online print at a turning point: OPS 2026 brings visionaries to the stage to discuss disruption
Print Solutions The Online Print Summit 2026 continues to expand its speaker line up and places the topic of disruption even more firmly at the centre of the conversation. Newly confirmed speakers include Ruppert Bodmeier, founder of the AI platform ‘Disrooptive’, Philipp Mühlbauer, founder and CEO of online print heavyweight The Customization Group, French online print expert Ludovic Martin, and Print Logistics CEO Michał Tracz. Their presentations focus on the key question
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EBB celebrates Love Paper Week with inspiring collaboration at Farnborough College of Technology
Print Solutions As part of its community engagement initiatives and Love Paper Week, EBB has collaborated with art and design students from Farnborough College of Technology (FCOT) on a creative project celebrating paper as far more than an everyday resource. Often overlooked as something mundane, paper is one of the oldest and most universal artistic mediums. Historically rare and expensive, available only to the wealthy, it is now one of the most accessible materials for
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Antalis adds Sun Strong GC2 board to its range of graphical boards
Print Solutions Antalis has added Sun Strong, a premium GC2 boxboard manufactured by Burgo, to its large format range. The addition strengthens its portfolio for printers and converters producing high quality packaging, carton and graphical point of sale and display applications. Sun Strong is a coated GC2 (FBB) cardboard produced from three layers of bleached virgin fibres, incorporating a CTMP (chemi-thermomechanical pulp) middle layer. This structure provides a good com
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HP to showcase high value growth opportunities with latest webinar
Print Solutions HP has announced that it will host a focused webinar about its new Latex 730 and 830 printer series, offering attendees valuable insight into the capabilities of the technology and how the machines can help users access new work across profitable markets. Taking place at 10:00 GMT on 18 February, the ‘Grow Your Business with HP Latex’ webinar session will showcase how both the Latex 730 and 830 models can be used to create stunning prints across a range of h
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William Smith rewards vehicle wrappers with 3M 2080 ‘Wonder Wall’ giveaway
Print Solutions William Smith is launching a new campaign from 1 February to 31 March 2026 to thank and reward vehicle wrappers and signage businesses using 3M Wrap Film Series 2080. As part of the ‘Wonder Wall’ campaign, customers will have the chance to win a premium, wall mounted 3M colour board display. Throughout the promotional period, every qualifying purchase of 10 linear metres or more of 3M Wrap Film Series 2080 (1524 mm width) will earn one entry into the grand p
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Mineral oil free inks by Toyochem Specialty Chemical achieve INGEDE deinkability certification
Print Solutions Toyochem Specialty Chemical has announced that its mineral oil free (MOF) sheetfed offset ink, the TK Mark V MOF series, successfully passed the stringent deinkability criteria set by the International Association of the Deinking Industry (INGEDE). Print samples using these MOF inks on coated glossy art paper were tested according to INGEDE Method 11 under the ‘magazine coated’ category. The TK Mark V MOF ink series received the highest rating, ‘Good’, with ve
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The top 5 reasons Paris Packaging Week is worth your time
Packaging Solutions You are not short on event invitations, but you might be short on reasons to say yes. So here are five reasons professionals are choosing to attend Paris Packaging Week . 1. You will meet people who actually do your job Packaging leaders, designers, engineers, and buyers from brands like Celine, Boucheron, LVMH, Coty, Diageo, and Unilever – people facing the same sustainability, cost, and performance pressures you are. 2. You will see innovation you ca
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Soyang Shop launches with February promotional offers
Print Solutions Soyang Europe has announced the opening of its new Soyang Shop, marking the launch with a limited time promotional offer. The online shop allows customers in the UK to access over 3000 products from across the expansive media portfolio. Next day delivery is available on many items, meaning customers can secure the solutions they require in a swift and easy manner, resulting in minimal downtime for their operations. Alongside printable media for eco solvent
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Siegwerk becomes first to receive RecyClass technology approval for UV-LED curable inks on PE films
Packaging Solutions Siegwerk has received a RecyClass technology approval for various acrylic UV-LED curable inks and varnishes from its Sicura series. This marks a market first, as it is the first technology approval granted by RecyClass for UV curable ink technology used on polyethylene (PE) flexible packaging. The approval confirms that specific products from the company’s Sicura series, such as Nutriflex, Flex Dual Cure and Litho Pack, are fully compatible with the colo
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Customers opt for comprehensive digital printing portfolio from Heidelberg
Print Solutions Heidelberg offers customers a complete solution portfolio for industrial digital printing that covers the growing requirements for quality, productivity, customisation, and availability in commercial and label printing. The company’s portfolio ranges from toner solutions and inkjet systems for commercial printing to in-house inkjet digital label printing innovations that are utilised in digital printing systems from Gallus. All presses are integrated into the
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Webinar for Rising Star Awards 2026
Print Solutions If you are thinking about applying for the Rising Star Awards this year, choosing the right course is an important part of the application process. To help you, The Printing Charity is hosting a free course choice webinar to explore your options, building on what past applicants and winners have found most helpful when planning their next steps. Each year, winners receive up to £1500 to support their career development, and previous winners have come from a wi
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Antalis achieves highest AA+ grade in BRCGS storage and distribution audit
Print Solutions Leading paper supplier Antalis has achieved the highest possible audit grade of AA+ in its most recent BRCGS Storage and Distribution audit, completed in December 2025. This outstanding result reflects the company’s unwavering commitment to excellence, quality and safety across its storage and distribution operations. The BRCGS Storage and Distribution Standard is a globally recognised certification programme that sets the benchmark for best practice in logi
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callas software launches certification programme
Print Solutions callas software has announced the launch of a certification programme for its software. The programme allows experts to certify their knowledge of the company’s products. It also enables resellers and integrators to demonstrate that they work with certified callas experts and have strong in-house expertise in building automated PDF workflows for customers. ‘Working with imperfect, real world PDF files has resulted in software with a learning curve, designed
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Championing UK design excellence at Multiplicity design event
Print Solutions Making a welcome return, Foilco’s acclaimed design gathering Multiplicity is set to be held on February 5, 2026, at the Crypt on the Green in Clerkenwell, London’ This year, which marks the tenth anniversary and its first event since November 2019. It is a gathering for designers, studios and visual artists who are exploring the latest developments. Attendees can expect to see a visionary line up of speakers that includes some of the most forward thinking
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Page Bros accelerates growth with major XL106 investment
Print Solutions Page Bros has invested in a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL106-5+L, replacing an existing CX102, as part of a three year, £7 million investment strategy with the intent to grow, evolve, and expand into new markets. This investment, alongside multiple recent mergers and acquisitions, has created real momentum across the business. The XL106’s efficiency translates into faster, more dependable delivery schedules, consistently higher quality outcomes, and greater
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Baroness Floella Benjamin is the Printing Charity’s 2026 honorary president
Print Solutions The Printing Charity has announced that actress, singer, presenter, author, businesswoman, independent producer, philanthropist and politician, Baroness Floella Benjamin, is the charity’s Honorary President for 2026. She will be keynote speaker at the Annual Luncheon, which in 2026 will be held on Thursday 19 November at Plaisterers’ Hall in the City of London. Baroness Benjamin explained, ‘As an author, I am unapologetically passionate about the power of
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Reiser UK appoints James Couldwell as new managing director
Packaging Solutions Reiser UK, a leading supplier of innovative processing and packaging solutions across the sausage, meat, poultry, seafood, alternative proteins, bakery and dairy sectors, has appointed James Couldwell as its new managing director. James joins Reiser UK with extensive leadership experience in the packaging machinery sector. Before this role, he served as managing director of Ulma Packaging UK, where he led strategic growth initiatives, strengthened market
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