BUSINESS / NEWS 12 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk November / December 2024 - Issue 351 PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine PHD Marketing, a marketing communications partner to the printing and packaging industries, has announced a rebrand to Think B2B Marketing. The rebrand comes as the company marks its tenth year in operation, expanding in that time to include 25 team members. A new logo and revamped website has accompanied the rebrand. The new name was chosen “to better reflect our dynamic, targeted, and multi-layered business approach,” says the company. PHD Marketing rebrands to Think B2B Marketing New look Reuseabox Reuseabox, a circular economy packaging company, has announced a rebrand of its logo, colour scheme, and overall design. The rebrand aims to better communicate its commitment to sustainability and reusing cardboard boxes. Marketing manager, Rachael Hunt, a previous winner of the Printing Charity's Rising Star Awards, says: "As we have grown and learnt more about the critical environmental challenge we face, […] it became obvious that our brand needed to evolve.” CyanX has been appointed as an official distributor for Harris & Bruno International (H&B) in the UK, providing advanced coating and digital embellishment solutions. The partnership with CyanX aims to provide greater access to support services and new technologies for H&B customers. CyanX will offer a range of H&B's equipment, including the new ExcelCoat ZRX printer (ZRX) for digital embellishment. CyanX's team will also provide comprehensive customer support, including technical assistance for H&B equipment. Harris & Bruno find new UK distributor Pureprint announces major investment The Pureprint Group has announced a major multisite investment with its sites in Uckfield and Newcastle both receiving significant upgrades. The investment comes as Pureprint reported robust end of year results for 2023. According to the company, it achieved record revenue, solidifying its position across several key markets. At the Uckfield site, Pureprint has commissioned an eight-colour HEIDELBERG Speedmaster XL 106-8PL in its litho plant, replacing the previous four-colour model. The machine was financed with the help of Close Brothers Asset Finance’s Print team which has worked with Pureprint for a number of years. Among the other machine installations, a Horizon Hard Case Binding Preparation System has been added, along with a BQ-500 perfect binder, and HT-1000V zero makeready variable trimmer. At Imprint, the wide-format arm of Pureprint, a Durst P5 350 HSR D4 has been installed, with the goal of expanding Imprint’s roll-to-roll manufacturing capabilities. Pureprint currently employs over 400 people, with an annual revenue of £70m Half a million pounds donated to local charities by Bakers Labels, packaging, and materials manufacturer Bakers has announced it has hit a major fundraising milestone. Summer donations distributed by the Bakers Foundation, the charitable arm of the business, totalled £62,000 in August of this year, following a further £44,000 in Easter donations. Along with several other ad hoc donations throughout the year, this brings the 2024 total alone to £151,310. Steve Baker, managing director at Bakers, says: “I am immensely proud that we are in a position to be able to continually support charities in our community. It is really important to me that the legacy of the Bakers Foundation will continue to do good for as long as the company maintains success.” Charities supported by donations from the company include Wipe Away Those Tears, a charity that aims to grant a wish for terminally or seriously ill children in Essex, and Hopefield Animal Sanctuary, the largest sanctuary in Essex. The family-owned business was founded in 1973 by Roy and Marian Baker. Steve Baker took over as managing director in 2000 Fiery acquired by Epson in deal worth £443m It has been announced that Fiery, a provider of digital front ends (DFEs) and workflow solutions for the print industry, has been acquired by Seiko Epson Corporation (Epson). Epson will acquire Fiery from Siris Capital Group (Siris), in a transaction valued at approximately $591m (£443m at the time of writing). The purchase will combine Fiery’s software, server, and workflow solutions with Epson’s range of print devices and applications. The transaction is expected to close within 2024, subject to customary closing conditions including required regulatory approvals. Once the transaction is complete, Fiery will become part of the Epson group but retain its current name and organisational structure and continue to operate from its existing offices. Siris acquired Fiery as part of Siris’s wider acquisition of Electronics for Imaging (EFI) in 2019. Under Siris’ ownership, Fiery separated from EFI in 2021 to become an independent company. Fiery has a customer base that includes over 2 million digital front ends (DFEs) sold worldwide
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