H2 Equity Partners, based in Amsterdam, has agreed to acquire Contiweb from American Industrial Partners. Contiweb is a manufacturer of auxiliary equipment for offset printing and provides global aftermarket sales and services for a large number of installed machines.

Quick changes are the core business of Wesselink Drukwerk, a high-quality Dutch packaging printer working in the food and non-food sectors. Despite specializing in flexible packaging, the company chose the offset route from the outset and still considers this as the key to its continued success. 

Contiweb has signed a sales agreement with imPRESSions Worldwide, a supplier of presses, enhancements and services to the newspaper, commercial and packaging market, to become its sales partner in the Western U.S. and Canada.

Contiweb will use the upcoming Converters Expo South and Converters Expo events to demonstrate how packaging print providers and convertors can secure production efficiencies and enhance their competitive edge using its hybrid web offset system, the Contiweb Thallo

Contiweb is now officially operating as an independent company. The announcement comes on the heels of Goss International’s merger with manroland web systems. Contiweb was previously a Goss subsidiary.

manroland web systems and Goss International have combined their businesses. The new company will operate under the brand name “manroland Goss web systems” and will be a strong supplier to web printing companies worldwide.

Mark Andy will acquire Presstek, a global supplier of DI direct imaging offset plates and presses, and CTP solutions.  

Apex International, manufacturer of precision coating and ink transfer technology products, is collaborating with DewaFlex to enhance market support in France and Belgium.

Goss International’s printing press division and manroland web systems, both manufacturers and service providers of web offset printing systems, plan to combine.