Sweden

Vistaprint N.V. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Albumprinter, a privately held Dutch photo book and photo product company, for 60 million euros payable at closing and up to an additional 5 million euros based on a performance based earn-out. This acquisition is in line with Vistaprint's recently announced strategy to be more proactive in its evaluation of acquisition opportunities in adjacent markets.

Tecnau has acquired the operations and assets of Lasermax Roll Systems.

To meet the increased market demand for low migration UV inks, Flint Group has decided to make a major investment in additional manufacturing equipment for its growing ink product range in its motherplant for narrow web inks in Trelleborg, Sweden.

Russell Joyce, president of Flint Group Narrow Web, Luxembourg, passed away last December after collapsing in Malmo, Sweden. Joyce began his ink industry career in 1991 with Coates Lorilleux in England. He joined the Narrow Web group of Akzo Nobel Inks (ANI) in 1997, where he held both technical and market development positions.

Is it possible to have the advantages of a traditional direct mailing when the content is digital information? Yes, according to Stockholm, Sweden-based Expericard’s CEO Peter Gustafsson. Expericard is a traditional postcard redesigned to contain a CD or DVD, and which can be sent by post at the lowest postal rate. The paperboard envelope functions like a postcard, with the printed cover making a strong visual impression. Iggesund Paperboard of Sweden is using Expericard as part of its “Seduced by Invercote” campaign, aimed at brand owners and converters. The campaign’s theme is chocolate, and consists of an elegant box containing a book about