12 | Regulars / NewsNewsPrint Against War is a new initiative from the Meaningful Print Foundation Olympus Print Group becomes All4Labels’ frst UK subsidiary Print Against War delivers support All4Labels acquires UK converter to Ukraine Olympus PrintNew initiative from Meaningful Print Foundation First UK subsidiary for global converting groupPrint Against War, a new initiative to provide support and assistance All4Labels Global Packaging Group has acquired Olympus Print to the citizens of Ukraine, is calling upon printers, publishers, and Group, one of the leading label manufacturers in the UK. Olympus suppliers to the printing and packaging industry to join forces to Print Group will become the frst subsidiary of All4Labels in the UK. support their colleagues during this incredibly diffcult time. The company offers labels for a range of markets with a focus Print Against War, a non-proft initiative of the Meaningful Print on personal care as well as wine and spirits and beer. The former Foundation, will help Ukrainian printing and packaging companies owners will become co-shareholders of the All4Labels Group and continue to operate, or provide support when they can again will continue to manage the business. Terms and conditions of the start up their productions. Together, Print Against War and the transaction were not disclosed. Meaningful Print Foundation are designed to mobilize the global Adrian Tippenhauer, CEO of All4Labels, said: ‘This transaction printing and packaging industry to help stakeholders cope with represents a new milestone for All4Labels as we will get access to wars, natural disasters, epidemics/pandemics, and other damaging the important and dynamic UK market with a strong partner who and disruptive occurrences. can cater existing and future customers with high-quality label In addition, the Meaningful Print Foundation will work on solutions. The acquisition marks the beginning of our strategy to long-term projects empowering the printing industry to make a build a leading business unit in the UK through investments in positive impact on the planet by addressing gender equality, carbon organic and acquisitive growth.’ neutralization, sustainable manufacturing, education for students in Steve Cartwright, director at Olympus Print Group, said: ‘After need, and inclusion of people with disabilities in the workforce. 28 years of building the Olympus brand, we are proud of our The program is open to offers of help from vendors, printers, reputation for technical expertise, high quality and strong focus on and any other printing community members. To encourage the customer service. The decision to join a partnership with a global, collection of donations from a broad base of users, Print Against likeminded and innovative packaging group was made easy as War proposes that online printing and packaging businesses add a All4Labels shares the same strong values as Olympus Print Group. voluntary checkout donation option to their e-shops. The full senior management team and employees look forward to This will allow a broad base of designers, agencies, print-service working with All4Labels in the future.’ providers and individuals around the world to contribute. In addition, direct donations or offer other forms of material help are Grafiche Pizzi joins All4Labelsalso encouraged (for example, provide consumables, paper for free All4Labels and Petrone Group signed an agreement to make or at special prices). Finally, Print Against War is working to create Grafche Pizzi, a pharma packaging company in Italy, part of the alliances between printers in the European Union and those in All4Labels family. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ukraine so that the former can share jobs with the latter. Antonio Iannone, president at All4Labels Italy, said: ‘We are The Meaningful Print Foundation is setting up an application extremely pleased and proud to welcome the entire Grafche Pizzi system to make resource allocation transparent. Through its team as new members of the All4Labels Global Packaging Group. supervisory board, it will evaluate case by case the eligibility of We believe that All4Labels’ global footprint and Grafche Pizzi’s the applicant and the goodness of the projects to be supported. All experience will strengthen our diversifed platform across products, funded projects will be made visible. Lorenzo Villa, co-founder of markets and regions. With Grafche Pizzi’s additional capabilities the Meaningful Print Foundation, said: ‘Beyond the humanitarian and long-term expertise we aim to consolidate our presence in the efforts that individuals, families, and businesses are making to pharma industry, and to support our strategic, global growth.’support the Ukrainian population and refugees, we believe that an Grafche Pizzi has operated exclusively in the pharmaceuticals, industry-wide response is essential.’ healthcare and cosmetics segment for more than 50 years, Learn more and join the Print Against War global community at producing packaging inserts, brochures, and folding cartons.printagainstwar.org. labelsandlabeling.com