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NEWS GLOBAL

IN BRIEF Ricoh expands

Flint Group, a leading
supplier of inks, coatings
and service solutions for
the global packaging and application capabilities
pri n t i ndustr y, ha s
achieved overall B grades
in CDP’s Climate Change Ricoh has introduced a chain from paper mills and
and Wate r Se curit y customisation option that
Assessments, with A and specifiers to finishing part-
A- ratings across several key categories. CDP is a globally enables its Pro C9500 digital ners and end clients.
recognised non-profit environmental disclosure platform colour press to print on a “Ricoh MediaMax opens
that assesses businesses’ sustainability reporting transpar-
ency, assigning grades from ‘A’ to ‘D-’. The ‘B’ grade reflects wider range of Ricoh- the door to new application
strong environmental management and action. Under the approved media. MediaMax Customers get good outcomes opportunities that were pre-
CDP Climate disclosure criteria, Flint Group achieved an ‘A’ enables users to print on
grade in several categories, including Environmental ing, luxury direct mail, and viously impossible to pro-
Policies, Governance, and Scope 3 Emissions, and an ‘A-’ in media with thicknesses of up book covers. Ricoh said that duce on digital presses,” said
Emissions Reductions Initiatives and Low Carbon Products, to 800 microns and weights
recognising the progress we made towards the reduction of of up to 600gsm, enabling to help drive and prove the Erwin Busselot, director of
our GHG emissions by 34% vs our 2019 baseline. For Water ROI of new applications, business innovation and
Disclosure, the business scored ‘A’ grades in Targets. them to enter new markets
across a raft of high value, “disrupt traditional produc- solutions.
To increase productivity high margin paperboard tion models”, and deliver Ricoh said early adopter
while reducing pressure on environmentally responsible clients have already achieved
operators, THIMM invested applications.
in a BOBST MASTERCUTLINE, These range from gift cards alternatives to single use measurable business and sus-
complemented by TooLink and business cards to POS plastic cards, it has been tainability outcomes using
and a MASTERFOLD folder-
gluer combined with the displays, short-run packag- working across the full value MediaMax.
SPEEDPACK automated
packer. The result has Affinity Packaging stops trading
exceeded expectations and helps position the business for
future growth. Located in Sibiu at the heart of Romania,
THIMM is part of a leading European family business, spe- Affinity Packaging has made redundant. “worked very closely” with
cializing in sustainable packaging and display options ceased trading, with a new, Affinity Packaging was stakeholders.
made from corrugated board. The business supplies a
diverse range of industries, including FMCG, furniture and connected company now acquired by investors Peter “We had a reasonable first
automotive. With more than 75 years of heritage, the THIMM using the firm’s phone num- Andreou and Gareth Davies few months in terms of sales,
Group operates 11 locations across Germany, France, Poland, ber. in August 2023. Andreou and most of our customers
the Czech Republic, and Romania, employing more than The Leyland-based printer knew the firm’s then-co-
2,500 people. THIMM’s Romanian operation, established in supported us post-CVA,” he
2005, has experienced remarkable growth over the past had been operating under a owner Chris Dew from the said.
two decades. Company Voluntary days when both of them held “Unfortunately we started
Arrangement (CVA) since senior roles at Polestar.
Atlan t ic Pac kag i n g last summer, after a retail Regarding the current sit- to see quite a significant
Products announced that downturn from October – we
its packaging solution for slowdown hit its core car- uation, Andreou told
the Zavida Coffee Roasters? tons business. Printweek via voicenote that didn’t necessarily lose any
Organica coffee has won Printweek understands suppliers and customers had customers but we started to
the Best in Class PAC Global been broadly supportive of see a contraction in terms of
award in the Technical the business ceased trading
category for package inno- on 20 February, with all staff the CVA, and the firm had volumes.”
vation design at the 2026
PAC Global Awards. The new Zavida Coffee Roasters Organica
Keurig 72 Pods box stands as a testament to the power of Premier Paper expands further
digital print technology. This premium corrugated package,
produced on the Koenig & Bauer Durst SPC 130, demon- Premier Paper Group has tural fit”.
strates the exceptional precision and colour depth now acquired PPB, a distributor
achievable through direct digital print “The Koenig & Bauer Beever commented: “We
Durst SPC 130 press enables high-speed, high-quality pro- and converter of POS materi- are delighted to welcome the
duction that redefines traditional printing methods, offer- als and substrates, marking PPB team into the group.
ing exceptional flexibility and faster speed to market to its fifth acquisition in four
meet evolving customer demands,” said Larissa Fritzen, PPB’s products and its geo-
Plant Manager at Atlantic. “We’ve been partnering with years. PPB provides a range graphical locations are very
Atlantic Packaging Products for more than twenty years. This of plastic, paper, board and 5th acquisition in four years complementary to Premier’s
collaboration is a clear example of how innovative internal ACM display materials and
graphic design at Zavida together with the corrugated Dartford, and stock held in existing operations, and it is a
expertise and advanced digital print capabilities of Atlantic, finishing services for the dis- over 7,897sqm of warehouse business that we have long
can elevate packaging and make it stand out on the shelf; play and sign market. The space. admired.There are no fur-
enabling us to communicate our brand value and position- family-run business employs Premier’s CEO Michael ther changes expected to
ing effectively without compromising on quality or envi- 40 people and has a turnover Beever described the acquisi-
ronmental responsibility,” said Adi Montas at Zavida Coffee around £20m with two cen- tion, completed last Friday staffing or branding at this
Roasters. moment in time.
tres of operation in Leeds and (27 February), as a “great cul-
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