Companies & suppliers

Willink to retire after more than 30 years at James Cropper
Long-serving James Cropper executive Patrick Willink has announced his retirement.

Indexing opportunity as Monarch owners prepare for retirement
The UK’s last trade supplier of indexing services is set to close its doors as its owners retire – opening up a potential opportunity for someone to step in before all the work migrates to the...

Spandex expands with Lakeside Group acquisition
Wide-format kit and consumables reseller Spandex has acquired UK distributor Lakeside Group to expand into the safety and reflective products market.

Mail Metrics acquires Adare SEC
Irish customer communications technology provider Mail Metrics has acquired Adare SEC, for an undisclosed sum.

RDCP owner publishes annual letter; mystery surrounds Ancient House fate
Sameer Rizvi, founder and CEO of the investment company that acquired Ancient House Printing Group in 2021, has published his annual letter to stakeholders – outlining RDCP Group’s year, although the...

Lecta boosts food safe offering
Lecta has gained food safe FSSC 22000 certification at its Leitza mill in Navarra, northern Spain.

Riverside Printers increases flexibility with Agfa install
Riverside Printers has become one of the UK’s early adopters of Agfa’s Anapurna Ciervo H3200 LED hybrid printer, which was launched earlier this year.

Wilkins rolls out year-long Christmas gift for local charities
Nottingham packaging firm The Wilkins Group is rolling out a ‘12 months of Christmas’ initiative, with a new fundraising campaign.

Format Graphics in world-first Agfa Jeti Bronco install
Format Graphics has become the first customer in the world to install the new Agfa Jeti Bronco H3300 hybrid inkjet printer.

Esko to sell Advanced Vision Technology business
Esko has revealed that it is selling its Advanced Vision Technology (AVT) print inspection business to Porat Itay Holdings Ltd., (Porat Itay).