Canon Acquires Flexo Pressmaker Edale
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Canon Production Printing and Canon Inc. has ac- quired UK-based packaging converting equipment manufacturer Edale. The move will reportedly enable Canon Produc- tion Printing to further develop its LabelStream 4000 product line, as well as provide expertise and technology for future products. Based in Hampshire, UK, Edale engineers and manufactures printing and converting solutions for the label and packaging industry, including digital and hybrid presses, carton and label production lines, flatbed diecutters, and finishing and convert- ing equipment. The company has a long history in the flexo label industry. Edale, continuing to trade under the Edale brand, will remain an independently managed company, pursuing its established strategy to provide print- ing and finishing solutions, focused on the label, folding carton and flexible packaging segments. Grahame Barker, Edale Owner and Chairman, will retire and the business will be led by the existing Edale management team under Managing Director James Boughton, reporting into Canon Production Printing through Walter Vogelsberger, VP, Digital Packaging Printing. Fortis Solutions Acquires Label Tech Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a provider of print- ed packaging solutions and a portfolio company of funds managed by Harvest Partners, LP, has acquired Label Tech Inc. based in Somersworth, New Hamp- shire, a provider of labels and flexible packaging. Label Tech is an ISO-certified flexographic and digital manufacturer of pressure sensitive (including coupon, game piece and UL labels) and non-pres- sure sensitive labels and flexible packaging for the consumer product, food and beverage and health and beauty end markets. Employing more than 1,100 employees across 16 manufacturing sites, Fortis intends to continue its pursuit of acquisitions. Based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Fortis supplies a range of products in the flexographic, letterpress, offset and digital printing segments. The company’s product offerings include pres- sure-sensitive and shrink-sleeve labels, multi-ply coupon and flexible packaging printing, extended booklet printing, pouches, folding cartons, label ap- plicators, and variable data printing.
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