Print buying
Major Kew Gardens tender and more open for bids
A print contract worth £750,000 from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is currently live via the government’s Find a Tender service.
Sonoco to acquire Eviosys
Another packaging mega-merger is in the works, with Sonoco agreeing a $3.9bn (£3.1bn) deal to take over Eviosys.
Em. de Jong expands UK team
Netherlands-headquartered print group Em. de Jong has expanded its UK sales team as the business continues to target expansion beyond its continental heartland.
Royal Mail owner faces £878m claim for abusing dominance
Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services has been served with an £878m collective action claim relating to its anti-competitive behaviour in the bulk mail market.
CCS McLays reveals TPSG Procurement acquisition
CCS McLays has gone public with details of its acquisition of TPSG Procurement.
IPIA networking lunch impresses in Birmingham
The IPIA welcomed 120 guests to its first physical networking event of the year yesterday (19 June).
Duo acquire The Mailshop's assets
Web printer Vanacomm and catalogue retailer Direct Response Marketing Group have teamed up to acquire The Mailshop’s assets, which will be relocated to Vanacomm’s Rotherham facility.
Administrators appointed at Gemini Print
Administrators have now been appointed at commercial printer Gemini Print, which ceased trading earlier this month.
TJ Books and Charlesworth Press reveal merger
TJ Books and Charlesworth Press are to join forces and form Fortis Print Group, “a future-focused, customer-led, print business”.
Euro 2024 boost to printed mags and merch
A swathe of special issues, supplements, wallcharts and other promos have been printed in the UK for UEFA’s Euro 2024 football championship, which kicks off today.