TORONTO—

 Supremex Inc. has announced the acquisition of Goldrich Printpak Inc., a provider of folding carton packaging solutions located in the Greater Toronto Area. The transaction  approximately $34.0 million. Founded in 1953 and employing approximately 90 people, Goldrich operates a 68,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Toronto, Ontario. Its offering consists primarily of folding carton packaging, mainly for the food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics sectors. For its last fiscal year, Goldrich generated sales of approximately $30.0 million.

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Nazdar has acquired Fujifilm’s Canada, US and Latin America screen and flexographic ink business, through a sale and licensing arrangement. Nazdar said the investment would strengthen its longstanding commitment to the screen and flexographic/narrow web markets and expand its capabilities across product performance, regulatory support, and technical services. Nazdar said all core product attributes would remain consistent following the acquisition.

NAGANO, JAPAN—

 Mimaki is set to launch a new hybrid UV inkjet printer designed to expand capabilities for users with limited space. As part of Mimaki’s 330 Series, the new compact UJ330H-160 brings that series’ image quality and productivity into a hybrid configuration that the manufacturer said enables “seamless switching” between roll media and rigid substrates in one platform. A newly developed conveyor belt transport system ensures stable feeding of various roll materials without wrinkling or sagging, including more challenging substrates such as thin window films, fabric, and synthetic leather.

TORONTO—

 ReproArt started in 1986, has been sold to TI Group. ReproArt is wide format shop specializes in floor graphics, POP displays, Indoor & outdoor banners, transit advertising and custom displays. Equipment includes Agfa Jeti Tauro H2500, Site FB7600 and two table cutters . Staff of around 6 will move from their current location of around 11.000 sq. Ft. to TI Groups location on Thorncliffe Park. 

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY— 

Two major announcements mark the start of July at Heidelberg: the German manufacturer has completed the integration of Manroland Sheetfed?s operations and has signed an agreement to resume production of Polar systems. These two moves strengthen Heidelberg?s position in printing and packaging, according to  Jürgen Otto, CEO of Heidelberg. Announced just a week ago, the sale of the maintenance operations as well as the sales and service subsidiaries of manroland Sheetfed, their integration is proceeding as planned within Heidelberg.

PORTLAND, OREGON— 

Two Sides North America, a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing the sustainability story of print, paper, and paper-based packaging, is pleased to announce the launch of a newly redesigned website (https://lovepaperna.org/), the North American home of the global Love Paper campaign and a destination for everyone who has ever folded, written, wrapped, boxed, read, or created with paper.

DENVER,—

 AlphaGraphics, a franchisor of signage, printing and marketing solutions, announced its plans to expand throughout Canada and is actively seeking qualified franchise partners to develop locations across the country.“We believe Canada has the potential for more than 110 franchise locations nationally and look forward to partnering with strategic partners by province or for the entire country,” said McPherson Vice President of Franchise Development for AlphaGraphics. 

OFFENBACH, GERMANY—

 Langley Holdings has reached an agreement with Heidelberg for the sale of the parts and service business of Manroland Sheetfed. As part of the planned transaction, which was announced, Heidelberg will also acquire related intellectual property – including relating to the Roland 900/Cartonmaster large-format press, market organisations in around 35 countries, selected assets, and take on around 600 staff.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA—

 City Press has announced the installation of the new HP Indigo 18K Value Pack, marking a significant expansion of its HP Indigo offering. This upgrade transitions City Press from its initial HP Indigo 15K installation to full HP Indigo 18K value pack, unlocking new levels of automation, substrate versatility and nonstop productivity for customers. With the HP Indigo 18K Value Pack, City Press now benefits from enhanced media handling, improved automation,

NORTH ANDOVER AND ANDOVER, MA—

 Tecnau Inc., a provider of innovative post-press automation for roll-fed and cut-sheet production, and Standard Finishing Systems, a premier supplier of Horizon automated finishing solutions jointly announced a new cooperative partnership. Through this collaboration, the companies will deliver, high-performance production workflows for the U.S. and Canadian markets, addressing the evolving needs of high-volume print operations.