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IN BRIEF IG Design Group could

Data Mail Solutions (DMS)
has enhanced its firepow-
er by installing a second exit US amid tariff woes
Colorstream 6000 continu-
ous-feed inkjet press from
Canon. Commissioned The adverse impact of “Notwithstanding this, tar-
around four weeks ago President Trump’s trade tar-
following installation ear- iffs means IG Design Group iffs have the potential to have
lier this year, the addition- a significant adverse effect on
al press – bought direct from Canon – followed the first is now considering offloading the DG Americas perfor-
Colorstream 6000 that was installed in June 2023 after the its loss making US division mance going forward,” the
Crawley, West Sussex-based business moved into a new altogether. In a trading
2,800sqm factory. DMS sales director Gurpreet Gill told update on 30 April the gifting group stated. It is conducting
Printweek: “Being a reel-fed unit, the volume we can get and stationery specialist Range includes creative play an accelerated strategic
through in 24 hours has substantially increased, and we’ve revealed further issues at its review, which “includes con-
got the reassurance of having a second press, which we can already problematic DG was handed a 145% baseline sidering an exit of the divi-
run simultaneously. “It’s always great to have a backup, Americas business. tariff by Trump. IG Design sion”.
issues can arise at any moment, so having this additional Around 60% of group rev- Group said the situation was
press is massively beneficial for us and our clients. “And enues come from the US both “complex and dynamic” An update is expected
that mirrors our two reel-fed Hunkelers, which can finish market with the division given the evolving nature of before it publishes results for
the reels as we need.” the year ended 31 March in
posting sales of $500.3m the tariff regime, and its DG
The House of Commons is (£374.5m) last year. More Americas team has been June. Group revenue is
seeking a supplier to pro- than half of purchases via DG working with customers and expected to be down by 9%,
vide contingency printing Americas are currently suppliers to mitigate the with sales in the US down
services on behalf of the sourced from China, which potential impact. 12%.
House of Commons Vote
Office. Currently live on the
government’s Find a Stora Enso launches new brand
Tender service, the tender
notice says the House of
Commons (‘the Authority’) has a requirement for short- Stora Enso has completed The total enterprise value wood products portfolio.
notice access to an external printing supplier. “The supplier the acquisition of Finnish for the transaction is up to Stora Enso’s annual wood
shall provide contingency print services to the Authority to sawmill company €137m (£117m), a signifi- procurement in Finland will
provide resilience should there be a failure of the cant part of this being con-
Authorities Print Services equipment or IT infrastructure, or Junnikkala. The deal, which increase by approximately
due to fire, flooding or an incident on the Parliamentary was announced in October tingent upon achieving 1.7 million m³ and the
estate,” the notice stated. With a total estimated value of 2024, will see the acquired specific production mile- group’s total sawmilling
£85,000 including VAT, the one-year contract will run from stones.
2 June 2025 to 1 June 2026. The tender submission deadline sawmills be integrated with Stora Enso said the acqui- capacity by 700,000m.
is 12pm on 7 May 2025. Further information, including con- Stora Enso’s packaging sition was expected to grad- Separately, Stora Enso is
tact details, are available via Find a Tender. board site in Oulu, Finland, ually generate synergies of expanding its core packaging
and secure a cost-efficient approximately €15m annu- material offering with the
Sanderson Design Group wood supply to the site, launch of Performa Nova,
is moving to a “digital- ally once Junnikkala’s new
first” printing strategy as where a new packaging sawmill in Oulu is fully oper- new folding boxboard (FBB)
part of its Future Factory board machine recently ational. The Junnikkala saw- that the company said “com-
plan to transform its man- started ramping up produc- mills products will bines high yield with excep-
ufacturing operations. The
luxury interiors group has tion. complement Stora Enso’s tional performance”.
two UK factories: Anstey
Wallpaper Company in Colourbridge enhances efficiency
Loughborough and textiles wing Standfast & Barracks in
Lancaster. Sanderson said a key focus for its board was to
return the factories to profitability amid a challenging con- Colourbridge South West exciting products Duplo have
sumer and industry environment, which saw sales to group has taken on a new Duplo to offer, but the DC-618
brands fall by 15% to £13.6m in the year to 31 January, with DC-618 slitter, cutter, really stood out as giving me
external third-party sales down 5% at £18.1m. A review by creaser with the DC-F100 the best bang for my buck.
group operations director Tim Preston, appointed last integrated folder to boost its “This model was chosen due
November, has resulted in a 15% reduction in the manufac-
turing workforce, and annualised cost savings of £1.5m efficiency and take advantage to the wide options that it
from FY2026. The associated exceptional charge was of its automation features. offers – trimming, creasing,
£700,000. Chairman Dianne Thompson said the move to a The Ivybridge, Devon-based The new Duplo DC-618 slitter folding, and perforating all in
digital-print-first approach had been enabled by recent printer took delivery of the showroom, the DC-618 and one.”
advances in digital printing technology. The Standfast & new kit in February. He added: “Our latest
Barracks site has invested heavily in Durst technology. It is a Owner Alan Dakin was F100 caught my eye and I installations from Duplo are
Durst Centre of Excellence, and invested £1m in new digital originally in the market for a knew straight away that I a compact, high-perfor-
kit during the year. “Traditional printing techniques remain secondhand folder/creaser, wanted them,” said Dakin. mance duo that has trans-
a core part of our offering but will be used only when craft “Neil Scott, the Duplo
skills add value to a product or when requested by third- but a visit to Duplo’s show- formed our workflow and
party customers,” she explained. room changed that plan. showroom manager, was opened up exciting new busi-
“When we visited the great, showing me all the ness opportunities.”
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