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NEWS GLOBAL

IN BRIEF ACTEGA at Labelexpo

Mirage Group, the official
representative and certi-
fied service company for
global manufacturers of Americas
machines, consumables
and media for wide format
digital printing and finish- ACTEGA, manufacturer of that are revolutionising pack-
ing machines, has been specialty coatings, inks, adhe- aging decoration and metal-
confirmed as a new part- sives, sealants and com-
ner for Vanguard Europe. The far-reaching agreement lic embellishments.
between Vanguard Europe and Mirage Group, which has its pounds for the print and Officially launching at the
headquarters in the commercially strategic Bulgarian town packaging industry, will be
of Ruse, involves sales, distribution, service and consuma- showcasing its latest sustain- show, ACTKote UV Wash
bles. In addition to covering Bulgaria where the group has able solutions for the labels Off Primer has been formally
warehouse and office premises in Ruse, Sofia, Plovdiv, and packaging industries at r e c o g n i s e d b y t h e
Varna and Burgas, subsidiary company Mirage MT Ltd will Labelexpo Americas (Hall A, Sustainability at the forefront
represent Malta from Handaq, while Mirage Group MK – Booth 711). Among the array Association of Plastic
based in Skopje - has responsibility for North Macedonia. It onstrate the quality and func- Recyclers (APR) for meeting
also has a branch company in Serbia. Mirage Group has of innovations designed to the highest criteria for recy-
been selling digital printing machines since its inception drive a more sustainable tionality of ACTEGA’s
and has closed more than 400 deals. future for the industry, SafeShield low migration clability according to the
ACTEGA will be launching inks and coatings range, APR Design® Guide for
Rose Calendars has sup- its new ACTKote UV wash- overprint varnishes for Plastics Recyclability. This
ported its commitment to off primer, developed to energy efficient LED-UV
environmental care with increase the recyclability of printing, and the end prod- high-quality primer not only
an extension to its solar shrink sleeves. The compa- ucts achievable with provides the quality ink adhe-
panel array. sion needed for shrink sleeve
Supporting the Colchester- ny’s booth will also feature Signite™ and ECOLEAF -
based company’s mission inspiring samples that dem- two ACTEGA technologies applications.
to increase its use of green
energy, Rose Calendars has PressOn revamps stadium
harnessed solar power through the installation of four solar
panel arrays, now amounting to 251 panels on the roof of its
factory. The company had first started implementing solar Chatham wide-format new look befitting the club’s part of the Wrexham AFC
power generation at its factory around 10 years ago.With an firm PressOn helped Welsh newfound fame under under adventure,” Andy Wilson,
aim to cut annual power consumption by 25% and reduce
carbon footprint, the output of Rose Calendars’ solar panels football team Wrexham celebrity ownership. managing director of
can now total 70kW per hour on a sunny day, forecasting a rejuvenate its STōK Cae Ras Printing with HP Latex 3600 PressOn told Printweek.
major reduction in CO2 emissions by 40,000 tonnes per (Racecourse) stadium with and R2000 machines, Printed on Metamark’s
annum. The positioning of the solar panels was critical for recyclable Metastream sub-
this as analysis of production hours at the factory demon- graphics printed on the PressOn’s team revamped
strated using roof space in a more westerly direction would firm’s fleet of HP Latex the club’s home ground with strates, which get collected at
create the best return. machines. Designing, print- bright colours, giving the bar end-of-life, the graphics were
ing and wrapping a variety of and player’s tunnel a dra- cut on PressOn’s Kongsberg
OT Group, owner of Office spaces within the stadium, matic, dragon-inspired digital cutting table. Along
Depot and the Spicers
wholesale brand, has including the corridors lead- design reflecting Wrexham’s with the international
declared it will withdraw ing to the players’ changing heritage as the oldest club in renown has come interna-
from the UK and Ireland rooms, PressOn worked Wales. tional sponsorship, including
market. Blaming a “sus- with Wrexham sponsor HP “We were thrilled to be from HP, which connected
tained period of difficult
trading conditions”, the to help give the stadium a asked to do the job, and to be the club with PressOn.
company sold its Office
Depot business, along with Officeteam brand, to sister
company Paragon in late August. A contemporaneous deal Durst Workflow Software milestone
saw OT Group sell its 5 Star brand of office supplies to VOW
Wholesale. Carrying out a comprehensive review of its UK Durst Group announces has a team of design and
and Irish business, OT Group found that the post-Covid that Forge Graphic Works print experts specializing in
slump in demand for office products was not likely to end, has become the 1,000th cus- large format printing and
with low office occupancy rates and new working practices graphic manufacturing,
to blame. “The company does not expect office occupancy tomer to install Durst installation, and fulfilment
rates to increase significantly in the foreseeable future, and Workflow software. This services for retail, events,
it has also concluded that the current over-supply of ware- milestone, celebrated in May interiors, and experiential
housing and distribution facilities in the UK office supplies 2024, marks a significant 1,000th customer for it
market is not sustainable,” a letter to OT Group’s suppliers achievement for Durst and high-quality graphic marketing programs. The
read. OT Group’s sale of Office Depot has already seen all bar Group, highlighting its rapid solutions, joins a distin- company operates as a hybrid
eight of OT Group’s UK and Ireland employees transfer to guished list of customers of design agency, printer,
Paragon, its sister company under investment company growth and dedication to benefiting from Durst and fabrication shop, focus-
Grenadier Holdings, which was itself called Paragon Group providing cutting-edge solu- Workflow’s advanced capa- ing on quality and long-term
until it rebranded. The number of employees involved was tions to the printing indus- bilities. relationships by designing
not disclosed. OT Group expected payments to be phased try. Forge Graphics, Based in Portland, Oregon, with efficiency in mind from
over a period of no more than nine months.
renowned for its innovative USA, Forge Graphic Works the start.
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