CANADA—

 Girls Who Print Canada (GWPC), part of the world’s largest professional network for women in the printing and graphic communications industry, has launched Community Huddles, a new monthly online event series designed to bring Canadian women in print together with mentorship, education, advocacy, and career development – empowering them to succeed and lead. The goal is to create an inclusive network of print professionals who will eagerly share their ideas, expertise, and experiences, regardless of their title or industry sector.

WATFORD, ENGLAND— 

Vistaprint has acquired a 50% stake in British web-to-print platform Mixam. Vistaprint is owned by giant Cimpress. Mixam claims that it “empowers anyone to create, print, and share their work” removing traditional barriers around printing and publishing. Product range include books, magazines, comics, art books and albums, and a range of printed items for business and marketing. Target customers include creators, publishers and brands.  Mixam has online stores Britain, Ireland, the US, Canada, Japan, Germany and Australia.

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 Fujifilm has said that the company has decided to stop the sale of new devices in the Acuity Prime and Acuity Ultra product lines amid changes in the wide-format inkjet market. Fujifilm says that all existing inventory will be reduced by Summer 2026 while inks, service and maintenance services, and the supply of consumables for existing machines will continue to be offered.

ZOOM MEETING—

 CPIA Environmental Responsibility in a Time of Economic Instability.  Wednesday, May 6, 2026 2:00–3:30 PM EST. As environmental expectations across the print industry continue to evolve, printers are facing increasing regulatory requirements, rising costs, and growing customer scrutiny —often at the same time as economic uncertainty limits available resources. Balancing sustainability goals with financial realities has become more complex than ever.

GRIMSBY, ONTARIO—

 Maratek Environmental, a solvent recycling and recovery technologies, announces a distribution agreement with Williamson Printing Materials Limited, a flexographic solutions providers. This partnership expands national access to Maratek's solvent recovery technologies — including the Flexo 200, Flexo 500, Batch Premium, and engineered-to-order systems — helping Canadian converters reduce solvent waste, improve sustainability, and lower operating costs. Maratek offers up to 95%

COQUITLAM, B.C.—

CAMBRIDGE,ENGLAND—

 Xaar,printheads are enabling high-speed, high-quality variable data printing for modern coding and marking applications. With lines often running at 300 metres per minute, code quality cannot come at the expense of throughput. Xaar’s High Laydown and TF Technology together with its unique printhead architecture play a crucial role in enabling high speed, long throw distance coding machines.

ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO—

 In early April Niagara Regional Police Service became involved in an investigation surrounding the use of counterfeit money used in an online buy and sell platform. Detectives were able to identify and verify the suspect’s identification and his St. Catharines residence address.  A judicial authorization to enter that residence (search warrant) was granted.  On April 7, 2026, detectives executed the warrant and discovered over $8000 in suspected counterfeit Canadian currency along with materials consistent with the making of counterfeit currency.

OFFENBACH , GERMANY—

 Manroland Sheetfed’s Offenbach factory will be be shut down completely with the loss of more than 660 jobs. Offenbach includes a state-of-the-art foundry and extensive production and assembly halls of around 114,000sqm on a 72 acre site. A sale process is underway for the firm’s spares and service business. The loss-making press manufacturer is owned by UK-headquartered engineering group Langley Holdings and entered insolvency proceedings in early March, with the aim of carrying out major restructuring.

BRADENTON, FLORIDA— 

The Book Manufacturers’ Institute (BMI) has announced the publication of the 2026 State of the Book Industry Report. This comprehensive report, produced in partnership with Alliance Insights, the research division of PRINTING United Alliance, examines the economic, technological, regulatory, and market forces shaping the book manufacturing industry in 2026. Key topics covered in the 2026 report include: