MISSISSAUGA , ONTARIO—

 Imperial Dade  (formal Veritiv) is scaling back its Paper Merchant Division in Canada. The company will no longer be a stocking merchant. They will warehouse paper on a pre-sold basis for customers. They will take mill orders and ship to customers as needed. Imperial Dade is also reducing staff in its Paper Merchant Division by about 100.

MORTSEL, BELGIUM—

BRAMFORD ,ONTARIO—

 Dave McGuigan has joined the APD Printing team, focused on supporting clients across Toronto and the surrounding GTA regions, including Hamilton, Stoney Creek, Waterloo, and Kitchener. His role is to provide a more direct and responsive experience — being fully available within the plant to assist with production details, special requests, and ongoing coordination.

MONTREAL— 

Transcontinental announced it has extended its printing partnership with Postmedia through 2030 and signed a three-year deal with Glacier Media Inc.to print the Victoria Times Colonist, with additional Postmedia volumes shifting to its Vaughan and Halifax plants by early August.This increases Transcontinental’s role as a major newspaper printer in Canada,

BRAMPTON, ONTARIO—

 DCM (Data Communications Management) reported their first quarter income. Revenues of $117.4 million were down 5.0%, or $6.2 million vs. $123.7 million in Q1 2025. Adjusted EBITDA1 increased to $19.1 million and 16.3% of revenues vs. $18.6 million and 15.0% of revenues in Q1 2025. “A slower-than-anticipated start to the year contributed to the decline in revenues, however, performance improved as the quarter progressed, and we exited the quarter with positive momentum.

GERMANY—

 Cimpress, parent company of Vistaprint has signed a definitive agreement with CEWE to purchase its Saxoprint and Viaprinto businesses.Through the deal for CEWE’s commercial online  print segment, which was announced, Cimpress said it will grow its manufacturing capabilities in Germany and will also welcome two new customer-focused brands into its PrintBrothers segment of upload and print businesses.

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK,—

 Xerox CEO Steve Bandrowczak has stepped down and has been replaced by the group’s COO. He has been replaced by COO Louie Pastor. Pastor joined Xerox in 2018, and prior to that was deputy general counsel at Icahn Enterprises, part of major Xerox shareholder Carl Icahn's business empire. He has held various senior roles at Xerox including chief administrative officer, chief transformation officer, chief corporate development officer, and chief legal officer. Louie brings a strong combination of operational discipline, strategic insight, and deep familiarity with Xerox.

BERKSHIRE, UK—

 Advertising business Advercado aims to rival e-commerce service Vistaprint as it accelerates development of its latest marketplace platform for independent printers. The British based company, which connects small businesses with independent out-of-home  advertising, is currently developing Version 2 of its marketplace platform, as it argues it offers a system to rival Vistaprint for small and medium-sized printers.With its new platform, currently in development,

DüSSELDORF, GERMANY—

 Henkel has agreed to acquire the Dutch-based Stahl Group (“Stahl”), which is majority-owned by the French Private Equity firm Wendel SE. Stahl is a global player in high-performance specialty coatings for flexible materials and packaging markets around the world. Stahl employs around 1,700 employees and generated adjusted sales of approximately 725 million euros.

HOFHEIM, GERMANY—

 PCT Maschinenbau makes Polar cutting systems on behalf of brand owner Heidelberg is set to enter creditor protection. PCT is owned by SOL Capital and employees about 240 people. Heidelberg acquired the brand name, patents, intellectual property and service business of machinery specialist Polar last year.