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IN BRIEF Cadbury plays it cool:

Print Team (Dorset) has
taken on a Mimaki CJV330-
160 printer/cutter to
enhance its production. Colour-changing print
Based on the island of
P or tl and, sout h of Cadbury has launched a
Weymouth, the business
urgently required a range of limited-edition
replacement for an aging Dairy Milk ‘Summer Edition’
device that had reached bars in colour-changing pack-
the end of its life, and having heard positive reviews about aging, in a playful debate over
Mimaki technology, the team saw the investment as an
opportunity to futureproof its business. Installed in January whether chocolate really
after placing the order in December 2024, the device was belongs in the fridge. Britain
supplied by authorised Mimaki reseller Printmax, with is a nation divided over the Cadbury’s new Iced Latte flavour
additional support from the manufacturer’s UK & Ireland topic, with 53% preferring
distributor Hybrid Services. Print Teamcompany secretary brand-new flavour, released embrace this debate! With
and founder Chris Smith, who runs the family business chocolate chilled in the specially for the summer: our limited-edition Cadbury
alongside two of his sons, joint managing directors Martyn fridge, compared to 47% who Iced Latte. It combines a cof- Dairy Milk Summer Edition
and Damian Smith, said: “We couldn’t afford downtime, prefer a room-temperature fee cream interior with bis- Bars and innovative colour-
and the effort they went to in getting the printer to us bar, according to Cadbury changing packaging, we’re
quickly made all the difference.” research. cuit pieces, enveloped in celebrating the fun and
Dairy Mëlk chocolate. Mara
Reflections Print Finishers Printed in five designs with Popa, brand manager at unique ways people enjoy
had a total estimated defi- thermochromic technology, Cadbury parent company their chocolate. “This special
ciency of more than £3m the wrappers transform to Mondelëz, said: “We know pack design highlights the
when it collapsed, accord- reveal an ice-blue design that over half the nation are chilled chocolate trend in a
ing to the latest report overlaid on white blanks. already chilling their choco- playful way - so the choice is
related to its liquidation.
The Statement of Affairs for One of the designs is for a late, and we’re ready to truly yours.”
the Sidcup business, pro-
duced by directors Luke Printers in a charity skydive
and Paul Hastings, has now been circulated to creditors. It
shows that trade creditors were owed just under £1.33m.
The firm’s 37 employees were owed £495,180 for unsecured, Printers from Ballyprint, Ireland Hospice, a charity funded, they’re a charity and
non-preferential claims, and a further £41,264 as preferen- absolutely worth raising
tial creditors for arrears and holiday pay. HMRC is owed Impro Printing and Perfect that went “above and
£872,269. The estimated total deficiency, as at 23 May, was Day Print will take part in a beyond” for Haywood and money for.”
£3,124,590. The statement lists the estimated total assets charity skydive on 11 July in his wife Catherine, who Klewchuck, himself an
available for preferential creditors as “nil”. Machinery with honour of Johnny Haywood, works as a finisher at Impro avid skydiver with over
a book value of just over £2m has an “uncertain” estimated 1,000 leaps of faith under his
realisable value, as does £518,465 of stocks. Related party Heidelberg engineer and Printing. belt, had the idea of encour-
debtors totalled £1.76m, with recovery again described as veteran of the Northern Aaron Klewchuck, the aging colleagues and people
“uncertain”. Ireland print industry, who firms’ managing director, from across the Northern
passed away late last year. told Printweek: “They gave Irish and Irish print industry
Celloglas fires up new B1 Jumping out of a plane at Catherine and the family
foiler. Celloglas has boost- to join in a charity skydive.
ed its B1 foiling capacity 15,000 feet, the thirteen massive support, and went The team skydive has
with a new Guowang members of staff from across above and beyond what they already raised over £2,200 on
device installed at its the three businesses will be were expected to do. They’re its JustGiving page, after just
Leicester site. Director Ian
Fergusson said volumes raising money for Northern not government-backed or two days.
were increasing, and cus-
tomers required “ever South London Press closes down
shorter lead times. This new B1 foiler runs at speeds of up to
7,000 sheets per hour, offering outstanding reliability and
premium foil finish quality. It ensures we continue to meet The South London Press, core boroughs of Lewisham,
high expectations without compromising on service or cre- an historic weekly paper that Southwark, Lambeth and
ative freedom,” he said. Benefits of the C106Y model survived 160 years in print, Wandsworth, had been
include a bigger surface area for large-format packaging
and publishing project, faster turnarounds on high-volume closed suddenly last week. printed twice weekly as
work, and enhanced options for creative foiling. The group Staff were told on 20 May to recently as 2018. Notice of
now has eight B1 foiling machines across its four sites. “Our stop working, and that their the closure came just days
foiling team is among the most experienced in the indus-
try,” Fergusson added. “But to continue delivering the contracts had been termi- Website went offline in May after two of the largest sports
turnaround times, quality, and innovation our clients nated, according to the Press stories on its patch in years
expect, we have to keep investing in the best kit available.” Gazette. insolvency proceedings, the fell into its hands – and went
The firm said that as well as the new foiler, other recent Press Gazette reported.
investments had helped to broaden its offering including The paper’s final print edi- The South London Press, unreported: Crystal Palace’s
nested tray production, window patching, carton gluing tion went out on 23 May, also victory in the FA Cup Final
and B1 die-cutting. Celloglas was acquired out of adminis- the final day on which its X particularly known for high and Charlton Athletic’s pro-
tration in a pre-pack deal just over a year ago, and remains feed was updated. It is quality sports journalism and motion to the EFL
the UK’s biggest trade finishing operation. believed to have entered into original journalism covering Championship.

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