OTTAWA.—

 Dollco Print Solutions has announced that significant portfolio of Michell Press clients will be transitioning to Dollco. Mitchell Press had announced the closing of its operation in early Setember. Few details were available at the time. Dollco has said three major transitions are taking place. 1) Client Transition: As seamlessly as possible. 2) Production and equipment: Dollco is evaluating production and and capacity needed . 3)  People and resources: New team members with valuable client relationships.

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Koenig & Bauer has reported a large increase in order intake in the first half of the year. Company orders intake in the first half increased by 16.9% to €709.3m, from a previous year figure of €606.9m, which the company said was driven by a further acceleration in demand in the second quarter to €411.7m. The order backlog remains at a new record high in recent corporate history at €1.12bn. Koenig & Bauer  said it has also seen a significant improvement in cash generation.

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 Love Paper, a global consumer campaign run by paper advocacy group, Two Sides, has unveiled a completely redesigned website dedicated to celebrating the environmental, practical, and creative benefits of paper, print, and paper-based packaging. The new website marks the latest step in Love Paper's communication strategy, aiming to provide consumers, educators, brands, and the media an inspiring destination to discover the facts about paper and explore the role it plays in everyday life.

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 Fujifilm has sold its Chinese plate manufacturing business to Chinese group Huangshan Jinruitai Technology (JRT), which will take over printing plate sales in the UK and Europe as part of the deal. It includes a licence for JRT to use product brands and certain Fujifilm intellectual property rights, including patents. The transfer includes platesetter devices used for imaging printing plates

PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY—

 Sun Chemical has added to its ‘Pace’ range of inks with a new SunLit OptiPace targeting users of high-speed sheetfed litho presses. The new ink joins the existing SunLit ProPace range. The inks, using Sun’s Pace Technology, are designed for the demands of more challenging printing applications. The ProPace has “proved the strength of the Pace platform and has become Sun's best-selling global sheetfed ink series”.

BRADENTON, FLORIDA—

 To bypass the increased cost of doing business with the U.S. Canadian printer Printeez, a family-owned business from Granby, Quebec has set up a plant in Bradenton, Florida. The company does custom printing, including T-shirts and hats, and expects to be operating out of its new Florida plant by the end of September.

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA—

 Roland DG has released a new  model in its TrueVis line, a latex printer with integrated cutting functionality. The new TrueVis AG-640 combines low running costs, high output quality, expanded colours, dense white ink, and integrated contour cutting. The TrueVis AG-640 can handle work ranging from wraps, wall coverings, banners, and posters through to stickers, labels, and decals.

BURNABY B.C.—

 Mitchell Press has announced the closing of the operation.  It is vague with few details. There currently is no reason why . All calls by PrintCAN were not retuned by management . On Monday the staff was told in a meeting. There had been an internal fight in the family which all landed in court in 2025.

MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK—

Postmedia is shutting down its Moncton, N.B., printing facility, meaning most newspapers in the province will have to be outsourced for printing. Pressman and union leaders  received the news Tuesday that the facility in the former Times & Transcript building on Main Street will be closing. Seven unionized press employees and 35 non-union distribution employees are effected.

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK,—

 Xerox and Flint Group Digital Xeikon (FGDX) have entered into a new strategic partnership that will see Xerox offer digital presses under the Xerox brand based on Xeikon’s technology.  The agreement will see Xerox integrate Xeikon technology into its production print portfolio, combining its presses with the Xerox Production Ecosystem,