Print buying

RRD receives revised takeover proposal from largest investor
RR Donnelley & Sons (RRD) has received a revised proposal from its largest investor to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the business that it doesn’t already own.

Abercarn goes large with new prototyping facility
Smurfit Kappa has installed a Kongsberg cutting table at its Abercarn factory as the centrepiece of its new ‘Big Box’ design suite, which offers a next day XXL packaging prototyping service.

Linney adds Carbon Balanced Print status to sustainability drive
Linney Group has become the biggest print provider in the UK to become accredited for Carbon Balanced Print.

OpSec first with HP Indigo 6K Secure
OpSec Security has invested in the first HP Indigo 6K Secure digital press in Europe.

Dixon returns with Edit buy
Nick Dixon is back in the business after acquiring the Edit agency from Kin + Carta in a £13.35m deal.

Webmart becomes a certified B Corp
Webmart has become the latest of a small pool of industry names to be B Corporation certified.

Fenner adds new eco paper to range
Fenner Paper has launched a new paper made from agricultural waste, in a timely move to coincide with last week’s COP26 event.

Industry moves closer to pre-Covid levels in Q3
The UK printing and printed packaging industry continues to rebound, with most companies improving their performance in Q3 and many expecting to see further improvements in Q4, despite a major impact...

Trade creditors owed circa-£1m by Office Depot UK
Part of the Office Depot business that was not purchased by Paragon subsidiary OT Group earlier this year is poised to go into liquidation with trade creditors to the company owed circa-£1m.

The Delivery Group acquires ETrak
E-commerce and specialist mail services firm The Delivery Group has acquired 100% of ETrak Logistics, its prior joint venture with Parcel Monkey, to drive its international growth plans.