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Heidelberg and Canon Moonpig has teamed up
IN BRIEF

cement inkjet deal with indulgent pudding
maker Gü for an on-pack
pre-Christmas promo
push. The special promo-
tional packs of Gü desserts
Heidelberg is on track to time. In commercial print- arrived in stores earlier
install its first Jetfire 50 inkjet ing, too, that means we can this month, offering pur-
presses in spring next year share in the growing digital chasers a free Christmas
card via Moonpig as the
with the German manufac- printing volume and signifi- online card and gifting giant approaches the peak Christmas
turer affirming the fruits of cantly strengthen our market buying season. To redeem the offer consumers scan a QR
its new partnership with position,” he said. card inside the packaging for a unique code to be used at
Japan’s Canon. In an update, Schmedding, Otto, Yoshida checkout. Moonpig UK marketing director Dan Staples said
the group was excited to celebrate the season with Gü.“We
Heidelberg said the launch of Frielinck, CFO and CIO; and Heidelberg CSO Dr David know that opening a personalised card filled with your
the B3 Jetfire 50 sheetfed Robert Crooker, senior direc- Schmedding said the first favourite photos, specially selected stickers, and a person-
inkjet printing system – first Jetfire 50 presses would be alised handwritten message adds an extra touch of magic
to Christmas, so we hope that together with Gü, we’ll help
announced at Drupa earlier tor for strategic portfolio delivered to customers in even more people share the joy at Christmas,” he said.
this year and based on management of the Canon Germany, Austria and
Canon’s iX3200 model – was business were in attendance. Switzerland in spring 2025 Clifton Packaging Group
going “completely to plan”. Heidelberg CEO Jürgen Otto “as planned”, ahead of a has been acquired in a
100% share purchase by
Heidelberg bosses hosted a described the collaboration wider roll-out to other terri- Italian specialist packaging
high level delegation from with Canon as “a milestone” tories. A Jetfire 50 is installed group Carton Pack, after a
Canon at its new ‘Home of in Heidelberg’s growth strat- at the Home of Print, with multi-year search for a
Print’ facility at Wiesloch- egy for its core business. buyer. A specialist in food
packaging, particularly in
Walldorf for the official con- another at Heidelberg’s fruit and vegetables, Carton
tract signing. Canon “Besides selling the Jetfire Japanese showroom in Pack will provide signifi-
Production Printing presi- 50 itself, we will also benefit Tokyo. The 8,700sph B2 for- cant opportunities for growth for Clifton Packaging, accord-
ing to Shane d’Souza, Clifton Packaging CEO and one of
dent and CEO Dave Yoshida; from recurring sales from mat Jetfire 75 model will be three newly appointed directors, promoted from chief
Peter Wolff senior vice presi- services and consumables on sale from the middle of operating officer. “It’s early days yet, but in principle the
dent and CMO; Marcel throughout the press’s life- next year. first priority is to grab all the low-hanging fruit,” he told
Printweek. “We’ll combine notes, and look at the synergies
Kilcoyne takes up new role available in combining suppliers. Strategically, they’re very
strong in different sectors to us – they’re strong in fruit and
veg, and we’re very strong in wet protein and snack.
Sarah Kilcoyne has joined pany for many years it’s joined on Monday (2 Software Circle has
Webmart in a move that will finally time for me to grab my December). described the performance
see her return to her north- yellow jumper and become “We’ve known Sarah for a of its acquired businesses
ern roots. Posting on an official Webmarteer!” she long time and the stars as “encouraging” with
LinkedIn, Kilcoyne said that said. aligned with a suitable role half-year turnover up 8%
at £8.9m. Operating EBIDTA
after a “deeply rewarding six In her new business devel- for her in our new lean, jumped by 54% to £2.3m
mean, half-consultancy, half-
months at Solopress” she had opment manager role sales side of the business,” in the six months to 30
joined Webmart in a move Kilcoyne will be based at Maskill explained. Webmart September.The results also marked the first time that the
that fulfilled a long-held per- Webmart North in Barnsley, has recently revamped the Manchester-headquartered PLC’s acquisitions accounted
sonal ambition. working in chief client officer Barnsley office and taken on for the lion’s share of revenue, at £5.5m. However, like-for-
like sales were down 8% due to “an expected decline in
“After admiring the com- Tom Maskill’s team. She more space. the lower margin, non-recurring revenue within our Nettl
Epson completes Fiery buy Systems business, following a turbulent previous financial
year”. Software Systems’ acquisition focus is on vertical
market software businesses with recurring revenues.

Epson has completed its Fiery will be included in DS Smith’s profits have slumped in its half-year earnings,
acquisition of Fiery. The Epson’s results from Q3 of but the company confirmed that its combination with
Japanese-headquartered its current financial year, International Paper is on track to complete in early 2025. In
tech and inkjet giant con- which ends on 31 March its results on continuing operations for the six-month peri-
od ended 31 October 2024, the London-headquartered
firmed that the deal to 2025. packaging firm saw its adjusted operating profit drop by
“The impact of this acqui-
acquire the Fiery shares held sition on our future business 39% to £221m, or down 38% by constant currency condi-
by EFI and Siris Capital was performance is currently tions. Pre-tax profit was down by 89% to £29m, and also
finalised on 2 December. under scrutiny, and the down 89% by constant currency conditions. Revenue fell by
Epson planned to acquire Fiery Command Workstation company will promptly 4% to £3.37bn, or down 2% under constant currency condi-
the digital front-end and worth $568.7m. This figure announce any matters that tions. The business experienced like-for-like box volume
growth of 2% in H1, and said its lower adjusted profit was
workflow software devel- excludes advisory fees and should be publicly driven by the expected lower packaging prices.
oper in September, in a deal related acquisition costs. announced,” Epson stated.
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