Crown Van Gelder insolvent; Muller grows portfolio; Fiery becomes independent; ePS; Vanguard; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 27 January 2023 [Product portfolio bulletin] [Top product news] [Crown Van Gelder declared bankrupt]( [Crown Van Gelder declared bankrupt]( Dutch papermaker Crown Van Gelder has gone bankrupt after running out of cash. [Muller Martini grows book portfolio with latest buy]( [Muller Martini grows book portfolio with latest buy]( Muller Martini is expanding its perfect binding and book production offering with a fresh acquisition. [Fiery becomes independent; EFI appoints new CEO]( [Fiery becomes independent; EFI appoints new CEO]( Digital front-end technology provider Fiery has become an independent business after separating from EFI, while remaining owned by EFI’s owner Siris Capital Group, and EFI has also appointed a new CEO. [Sponsored content] [Solopress details strategy behind its £5m move into B1]( [Solopress details strategy behind its £5m move into B1]( Driven by demand and an appetite to diversify, Solopress recently announced £5m in new investment. Now, the Essex-based printer shares the logic behind its strategic spend and how it changed the business and its offering to trade clients. [More product news] [ePS CEO shares highlights and plans in first Connect keynote]( eProductivity Software (ePS) CEO Gaby Matsliach kicked off its Connect user conference and industry event yesterday (24 January) in Las Vegas by hailing the success of the company’s first year as a standalone business and laying out its future aims. [Vanguard opens UKI sales channel]( American manufacturer Vanguard has opened its first sales channel to the UK and Ireland with distributor ArtSystems. [K&B: More Rapida offset presses being equipped with fully automatic plate logistics]( Koenig & Bauer reported an uptake in commercial printers equipping their Rapida sheetfed offset presses with fully automatic plate logistics systems. [Knowledge Bank] [New cures for rocketing energy costs]( [New cures for rocketing energy costs]( Rocketing global energy prices are throwing up changes of behaviour across most domestic and industrial activities, with printing being no exception. [Best of British: A Christmas compendium]( [Best of British: A Christmas compendium]( Grace’s Guide is an online, free-access treasure trove of British industrial history. [Picking up the pieces]( [Picking up the pieces]( It’s sad when any business fails for there are countless personal stories entwinned with the corporate’s demise. But the failure of Arjowiggins, a firm that can trace its history back to 1761 and the Buckland Mill in Kent, seems especially painful. 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[Bella Stampa steps up with Colorado install]( [Bella Stampa steps up with Colorado install]( Online wallpaper specialist Bella Stampa has seen a significant improvement in productivity and quality after investing in a Canon Colorado 1650 printer. [Datagraphic buys second Bowe inserter to cope with same-day demand]( [Datagraphic buys second Bowe inserter to cope with same-day demand]( Mailing specialist Datagraphic invested a six figure sum in a Bowe Systec Fusion Cross (24K) inserter, installed in late December, which can process up to 24,000 letters per hour. [UK Feather Flags Trade in Canon Colorado install]( [UK Feather Flags Trade in Canon Colorado install]( Online trade services business UK Feather Flags Trade, the new trade-only division of flag producer UK Feather Flags, has invested in a Canon Colorado 1630 UV LED printer. [Product reviews] [Me & My: Agfa Jeti Tauro H3300]( [Me & My: Agfa Jeti Tauro H3300]( Iain Clasper-Cotte, managing director of Northern Flags and its wide-format display specialist sister company FaberExposize UK, loves Agfa machines. He’s assembled such an impressive array of Agfa devices at the company’s factory in Leeds that some local printers jokingly refer to Northern Flags as the “Agfa showroom of the north”. [Star product Horizon iCE StitchLiner Mark V]( [Star product Horizon iCE StitchLiner Mark V]( Horizon’s solution for high-throughput, high-quality booklets upgraded with iCE LiNK workflow management capability plus the ability to handle continuous-fed rolls. [Star product: Esko software release 22.11Â]( [Star product: Esko software release 22.11 ]( The latest version of Esko’s powerful modular tool set for packaging and label production. © MA Business Limited 2023. 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