K&B buys press manufacturer; Portals to close Overton; Scalderhurst joins Aims; Fedrigoni; Bobst; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 29 July 2022 [Product portfolio bulletin] [Top product news] [Koenig & Bauer in corrugated buy]( [Koenig & Bauer in corrugated buy]( Koenig & Bauer has expanded its presence in the corrugated market with a deal to acquire Italian manufacturer Celmacch Group. [Shock as Portals announces Overton closure]( [Shock as Portals announces Overton closure]( Historic papermaker Portals has rocked the industry with the announcement that it plans to close its Overton banknote paper mill with more than 300 jobs likely to go as a result. [Scalderhurst joins Aims Group]( [Scalderhurst joins Aims Group]( Merchant and paper converter Scalderhurst has joined the Aims Group of independent merchants. [Sponsored content] [Ensure door drops have the best chance of delivering]( [Ensure door drops have the best chance of delivering]( With potential Royal Mail strike action looming, is now a good time to discuss alternative providers to ensure your door-drop campaign delivers on the proven effectiveness of the media channel? [Collegial disruption for an industry under pressure]( [Collegial disruption for an industry under pressure]( Zaikio founder and managing director Matthias Prinz explains how a platform company from Mainz pushes digitisation in the print industry. [More product news] [BC Partners enters into joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni]( Bain Capital Private Equity has signed definitive documents with international investment firm BC Partners to enter into a joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni. [Proposal made to take Bobst private]( Bobst will return to private ownership if shareholders accept an offer from the group’s biggest shareholder. [Xerox reports mixed Q2 results]( Second-quarter sales at Xerox were down by 2.6% year-on-year at $1.75bn (£1.45bn) but up by 1.1% in constant currency terms. ['De-printing' tech featured in BBC documentary]( Israeli tech developer Reep Technologies gained exposure on the BBC this week for its “circular printing” system for erasing printed matter so that sheets of paper can be re-used. [EFI Reggiani supports growth with new campus]( EFI Reggiani has broken ground on a new textile campus to accommodate its continued growth. [Knowledge Bank] [Best of British: Thinking inside the box]( [Best of British: Thinking inside the box]( Avid readers of Printweek’s news pages may recall that in September 2018 the German finishing systems manufacturer Kolbus bought a British boxmaking machinery manufacturer called British Converting Solutions, or BCS. It renamed it Kolbus Autobox UK, harking back to an earlier name of BCS. [Fespa 2022 preview: A sector always moving forward]( [Fespa 2022 preview: A sector always moving forward]( Print in motion’ is the tag line Fespa has chosen for the 2022 Global Print Expo, which takes place at the Berlin Messe at the end of May. [Winding down a love affair]( [Winding down a love affair]( When Rainer Hundsdörfer took over as boss of the industry’s largest press manufacturer five years ago, the world was a very different place. [Forward to a friend](mailto:?subject=Print%20industry%20news%20...&body=I%20thought%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20this%20newsletter%20from%20PrintWeek:%20%20 [Got some news? 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[Product reviews] [Me & My: Horizon BQ-160 PUR perfect binder]( [Me & My: Horizon BQ-160 PUR perfect binder]( Allistair Hunter, managing director of Clacton-on-Sea-based print, direct mail and publishing business The DS Group says that to be successful in the printing industry and enjoy longevity you have to constantly look to add value and create efficiencies in your business. [Star product: Hybrid Software Cloudflow]( [Star product: Hybrid Software Cloudflow]( Workflow automation for packaging and labelling businesses. © MA Business Limited 2022. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Product Portfolio bulletin emails, please click [here](. To understand how we process, use & safeguard your data, please read our [Privacy Policy](. If you would like to update your marketing contact preferences, then please [click here](.