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Petit and Koenig & National and regional
IN BRIEF

Bauer Durst new deal newsbrands made a
splash last month, devot-
ing their front pages to a
campaign by the UK’s cre-
ative industries about the
Petit, a family-owned threat from tech giants
leader in the corrugated card- using their work for gen-
board production and con- erative AI. The ’Make it
version sector in the Iberian Fair’ campaign is backed by a number of industry bodies,
including the News Media Association, the PPA, and record-
Peninsula, has reached an Digitalisation of POS ed music association the BPI. The campaign states: “Tech
agreement with Koenig & teaming up with a supplier 2019, combines the expertise giants should not profit from stolen content, or use it for
Bauer Durst to start the digi- that has the full back-up off free.” It’s extremely unusual for rival media groups to co-
talization of point of sale two leading companies in of Koenig & Bauer operate in such a manner. 25 February was the last day of
the government consultation over potential changes to
(POS) and packaging pro- their respective markets, (Germany, 1817), leader in copyright laws that present an “existential threat” to the
duction. This agreement Durst and Koenig & Bauer. innovative printing systems £120bn-plus creative economy. News Media Association CEO
begins with the installation Founded in 1933, Petit is and peripherals, and Durst, Owen Meredith said copyright was fundamental to publish-
of a single-pass digital inkjet one of the leading companies pioneer in the development ers’ ability to invest in trusted quality journalism.
Delta SPC 130 printing line in the production and con- of analogue and digital image Online newspaper London
supplied with water-based version of corrugated card- Daily launched into print
inks, which will be carried board applications in the reproduction technologies. on this month with
100,000 promotional cop-
out during the first half of Iberian Peninsula. Its com- Its objective is to develop and ies of the tabloid distrib-
2025. mitment since its foundation market sustainable single- uted around the capital.
With this strategic invest- has been its commitment to pass digital solutions to print The free March issue,
ment, Petit reaffirms its com- constant adaptation to the e folding cartons and corru- launched on 12 February to
allow extra time for full
mitment to sustainability and needs of the market, guaran- gated cardboard, uniting tra- production, will be fol-
technological progress, con- teeing the most demanding lowed by monthly editions – all planned at print runs of
solidating its position as a quality standards. dition and innovation for the 100,000, according to Anasudhin Azeez, managing director
leader in innovation and digi- The Koenig & Bauer Durst transformation of the pack- and executive editor of publisher LDD News. LDD News has
turned to Reach Printing Services to print the paper, and is
talization in the sector, while joint venture, founded in aging and POS industry. currently in talks with several distributors to circulate the
paper for its first year, after which point LDD News hopes to
Council cans printed magazine distribute the paper itself. Azeez told Printweek that the
time was ripe for a new London paper, as City A.M. cut its
print editions to three days a week.
North Somerset Council’s through residents’ doors tion had a print run of around Moss has returned to the
free printed magazine to all monthly. 105,000 and was sent to M&A trail, expanding its
residents will no longer be Over the last decade, how- households across the area. presence in the UK with
published after a council ever, the council has steadily The most recent issue, dated the acquisition of Rocket
Gr ap hics.
decision taken last week. reduced the frequency of the Autumn/Winter 2024, went US-headquartered Moss
to press in late October and
North Somerset Life maga- magazine down to two edi- was delivered in mid-Novem- acquired wide-format
tions last year. It said this was
zine, which contained North in a bid to reduce costs and ber. The prior Spring/ print and display specialist
MacroArt 15 months ago,
Somerset Council and part- because more people were Summer issue had been with the St Neots business rebranded as Moss last year.
ners’ news and updates, was accessing information delivered in mid-May. It was Moss announced that it had bought Rocket Graphics, based
first launched in 2004 and online. The council told printed by Go Inspire on in Watford. Rocket Graphics specialises in creative branding
spanning events, retail, and bespoke projects. Moss UK
was initially distributed Printweek the 48pp publica- 54gsm gloss stock. managing director Michael Green will helm the enlarged UK
business, while Rocket co-founder Tim Porter will join the
MUTOH releases HydrAton 1642 senior management team as group account director. Rocket
Graphics will be renamed Moss, giving the business a uni-
fied brand.
MUTOH Europe nv, the HydrAton 1642 is powered
EMEA headquarters of by AQUAFUZE™ *, an Cheshire packaging firm Packaging One is looking to expand
MUTOH INDUSTRIES advanced UV-curable water- into the US market following a major $2.5m (£1.98m) con-
LTD., Japan, proudly based ink technology devel- tract win for its protective packaging product line. The deal
announces the official oped by Fujifilm. This hybrid was signed last September. The contract with a global
release of the HydrAton ink system combines the phone and tech manufacturer to replace non-recyclable
packaging has seen Packaging One ramp up production of
1642, a 64” / 1625 mm roll- its patented MediaWrap protective cardboard packaging
to-roll printer featuring HydrAton 1642 – 1625 mm benefits of waterbased and after securing a seven-figure funding deal with Natwest.
innovative waterbased UV UV-curable inks, utilizing Packaging One has now begun supplying the packaging for
technology. First showcased through MUTOH’s certified Fujifilm’s proprietary disper- the undisclosed tech manufacturer’s global device return
at Drupa 2024, this environ- distributors and partners in sion technology to achieve and trade-in scheme, and has expanded from phones to
mentally friendly printer is Europe, Middle East and low-VOC, low-odour, and other devices, with the latest design due to enter produc-
now available for sale Africa. non-hazardous printing. tion imminently.

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