Print buying

Evri plans to take on 8,000 additional couriers

Evri lays out expansion plans post-acquisition

Courier firm Evri has laid out plans to hire 9,000 staff across the UK in an ambitious expansion plan following a multi-billion pound takeover by private equity firm Apollo Global Management.

Stationers’ elects new master

A former soldier, diplomat and senior executive of De La Rue has been elected as the new Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers.

York Media builds team ahead of commercial start date

York Media has confirmed two key appointments as the business prepares to start printing at the end of next month.

James Cropper posts loss after tough year

James Cropper has reported on a “challenging” year with sales down 21% and a pre-tax loss filed.

Grafityp has a manufacturing site in Houthalen, Belgium and a distribution centre in the UK

UPM Raflatac acquires Grafityp

UPM Raflatac has acquired Grafityp to further accelerate its growth in the graphics area.

The grade is now suitable for printing on both sides

EBB adds enhanced KraftPak grade to portfolio

Elliott Baxter & Company (EBB) has started stocking “new and improved” KraftPak from WestRock, a single-ply uncoated, unbleached kraft paperboard that has been rebranded as KraftPak Evadale.

Sappi makes green gains on Galerie

Sappi has dramatically reduced the carbon footprint of its Galerie range of coated papers, and aims to achieve a 70% reduction by the end of the year.

Sirane is headquartered in Telford. Image: Google Maps

Administrators appointed at Sirane as 172 jobs lost

Packaging converter Sirane has appointed administrators, with 172 staff made redundant.

A trifold leaflet printed for Jurassic Park, featuring Japanese and English entry information, is among the lots

Major Hollywood auction puts rare print up for sale

A massive Hollywood film memorabilia auction has gone live, putting millions of dollars’ worth of props, costumes, and collectable print up for sale.

Sun Chemical is one of the world's largest ink and pigment manufacturers

Sun Chemical implements inks price increase

Ink and pigment giant Sun Chemical has announced a price increase across a broad portfolio of its inks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective immediately.