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Optimum Group, a leading supplier of self-adhesive labels and flexible packaging, has improved the recyclability of its shrink sleeves after adopting Flint Group’s Evolution range of primers and varnishes, which are designed to enhance packaging and label recycling.

October 16, 2024 – Gent, Belgium – Hybrid BrandZ, a business unit of Hybrid Software, is excited to announce the release of Artflow 24.09, marking the official rebranding of its flagship product, Flow, to Artflow. This name change reflects Hybrid BrandZ’s ongoing commitment to innovation and positions Artflow as the premier artwork management solution for creative and marketing professionals within the brand owner or retailer space. This rebranding follows the recent integration within Hybrid Software, which has strengthened Hybrid BrandZ’s capabilities to support brands and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies with advanced tools for managing their own artwork.

October 15, 2024 – Merelbeke, Belgium – Hybrid BrandZ, a business unit of Hybrid Software (www.hybridsoftware.com), is pleased to announce the formation of a dedicated U.S. team to strengthen its coverage and drive growth across the United States. Jointly led by Heath Luetkens and Scott Pellicone, this team is set to streamline complex project management for brands and consumer packaged goods companies, ensuring ease and efficiency in execution nationwide.

On October 2, Lane K. Hickey-Wiggins, president and CEO of DPRINT (formerly Douglass Screen Printers), and first vice chair of the PRINTING United Alliance board of directors, provided U.S. Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL-15) with an impromptu facility tour to highlight the value of print in Lakeland, Florida and beyond.

On September 27, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 219, the Greenhouse Gases: Climate Corporate Accountability: Climate Related Risk Act, into law. SB 219 amends two previous laws enacted in October 2023, SB 253 and SB 261. These laws are the first of their kind in the U.S., marking a major step towards corporate climate accountability.