Aksell expands its reach in an evolving market
We sat down with CEO Bjarte Hordnes of Norwegian Aksell to gain a clear picture of their 2025 financial performance, as well as an outlook on how 2026 is shaping up so far.
Next meeting in Berlin/Dresden in November.

Håvard Grjotheim, currently chairman of book printer Scandbook, has been elected new chairman of Nopa. Grjotheim replaces Peder Schumacher of V-TAB, who steps down after several years in the leading position. This was decided at the annual meeting of Nopa in Oslo late March.
Furthermore, Nopa is no longer The Nordic Offset Printers’ Association. The general assembly decided to change its name to The Nordic Printing Association, as digital printing is increasing among most of its members.
The autumn meeting will be held in Dresden/Berlin November 8-9, and includes company visits at Flyeralarm and KBA.
The new board will consist of Håvard Grjotheim, Rob Bosman of Contiweb (The Netherlands), Lasse Lerche of Sappi (Finland), Gert Nielsen of Erritsø Tryk (Denmark), Tom B. Norland of Ålgård Offset (Norway), Thomas Sandström of Daily Print (Sweden) and Visvaldis Troksa of PGM (Latvia).
We sat down with CEO Bjarte Hordnes of Norwegian Aksell to gain a clear picture of their 2025 financial performance, as well as an outlook on how 2026 is shaping up so far.
ITL Group Acquires Rudholm Group and Subsidiary Bamatex, writes Branschkoll. ITL Group is acquiring Rudholm Group, a specialist in packaging, labeling, and textile accessories.
Eirik Bergh has been appointed as the new CEO of Ålgård Offset Group, taking up his position on August 3, 2026, according to a press release from the company.