NORTH BAY—

 Beatty Printing in North Bay has recently acquired Moyer Printing as founders Al and Louis Moyer step into retirement. Louise Moyer will continue working at Beatty during a transition period. At one time, Moyer Printing had nine employees. Beaty also acquired Ricci's Printing of North Bay in 2023. Beatty, founded in 1958, has a 4-colour GTO , letterpress , bindery equipment (including a perfect binder),digital presses as well as large format print and graphic design.

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK—

 Xerox Holdings Corporation completed its acquisition of Lexmark International, Inc. from Ninestar Corporation, PAG Asia Capital, and Shanghai Shouda Investment Centre. Valued at $1.5 billion inclusive of net debt and assumed liabilities. The acquisition formed part of Xerox’s ‘reinvention’ strategy, which has seen the company reduce its workforce, cut legacy machine production, focus on its digital and print services, release multiple new print products, and forge new partnerships.

REHOVOT, ISRAEL— 

After filling for creditor protection in early July Landa Digital Printing is up for sale.  HP, Canon, Xerox among suitors as Landa struggles with mounting debt. The court has granted a 14-day freeze as buyers negotiate fire-sale prices. HP is believed to be the main party interested in acquiring Benny Landa’s digital printing company, Landa Digital Printing, which recently collapsed.   Landa Digital Printing has hired an investment bank to oversee the sale process. Companies who have  expressed interest in acquiring the company include Canon, Agfa, Fujifilm, Epson, Xerox, Brother, and Koenig & Bauer.

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK—

 Kodak announced the launch of the new Graphic Users Association (GUA) Online Forum, designed specifically for active users of KODAK PRINERGY Workflow Solutions. This forum offers a collaborative space where the PRINERGY community can interact with each other and with Kodak, to exchange ideas and optimize workflow processes.

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 The scalability and versatility of inkjet is making it increasingly attractive for large-format presses designed to print cartons, corrugated, and flexibles. New research by Smithers, published in The Future of Digital Print for Packaging to 2030, forecasts value in the sector will increase from $22.0 billion in 2025 to $36.9 billion in 2030.

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Data shows that Canadian households and businesses diverted 9,840,488 tonnes of waste, and of the total amount diverted, 3,516,380 tonnes were paper fibres, which includes newsprint, cardboard and boxboard, and mixed paper. Paper fibres made up the largest share of diverted materials, accounting for 36% of all waste diverted from Canadian landfills. Less than 4% was plastic.

FREMONT, CALIFORNIA— 

The Vutek M3h can handle sheets, boards and rolled media and was born out of the popular Vutek GS family, which has more than 1,000 installations. The 126"-wide M3h has a top resolution of 2,400dpi, prints at 3,131 ft² (77 boards) /hr and can print CMYK plus white and clear for embellishments. It’s really a super-flexible printer. It can help customers lower their costs by running more efficiently, claims EFI.

REHOVOT, ISRAEL——

 Landa Digital Printing has submitted to the court for a stay of proceedings after it said it had “encountered a cash flow crisis”. Earlier the digital press manufacturer said it was restructuring and looking for fresh investment, after customers had reined back their plans in the light of Middle East conflict. Linda has more laid of about 100 employees,( 20% of workforce of some 500) .A report by Israeli financial said that half of the remaining employees have now received layoff notices.

TORONTO—

 Heather Black has launched her own firm: Freely Connect Recruitment, a boutique agency focused on helping companies in Canada’s print and packaging industry find the right people. With more than 30 years of experience across print, marketing, and communications, Heather brings a deep understanding of how the industry works and what it takes to build strong, lasting teams across leadership, operations, and production. “I’ve grown up in this industry and care deeply about its future,” said Black. “

HOBART, WISCONSIN,—

 EMT International, a manufacturer of finishing equipment for digital print and label production, has introduced a next-generation creasing solution designed to help printers and mailers maintain flawless folds — even on heavy stocks and coated substrates. Now available as a modular upgrade, EMT’s new Cross and Linear Creasing module delivers traditional, high-quality creases that prevent cracking and preserve print integrity throughout the finishing process.