Print buying

Go Inspire puts masks in mailings
Go Inspire Group has used the latest government guidance around face coverings to offer clients an innovative new promo route – Mail-A-Mask.

Grafenia flexes finances with new bond issue
Grafenia has put in place a facility to issue up to £50m in ‘perpetual bonds‘ on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, with £2m raised via an initial £3m issue, to support working capital and the group’s...

Masks latest: industry steps up
Print bosses are gearing up for a further surge in demand for face coverings following the latest government edict.

Macfarlane signs off £200k innovation spend
Macfarlane Group has invested around £200,000 in prototyping and testing kit at its Innovation Lab to give customers an improved real-world understanding of a products’ performance and impact.

Diageo readies paper bottle tech
Drinks giant Diageo has taken a stake in a sustainable packaging company and plans to bring a paper-based spirits bottle to market early next year for one of its flagship brands.

Trade printers adjust to new world order
A number of UK trade printers are among the latest industry firms to reshape their businesses as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Adare SEC completes strategic spend
Adare SEC has completed a £3m investment in new kit and systems across its operations in Huddersfield and Nottingham aimed at improving efficiency, quality and compliance.

Disqualified packaging duo hit with confiscation orders
Two disqualified directors have been ordered to pay more than £80,000 in a confiscation order, or face imprisonment.

Reach restructures, 550 jobs to go
Reach’s newspaper printing sites are not included in a wide-scale restructure that has just been announced by the media group

Heidelberg and Fuji stats show some signs of pick-up
The latest printing industry performance stats from Heidelberg show some signs of recovery in the UK commercial print market, although it is still lagging behind the rest of Europe.