Print buying

Farley proofing press sells for more than £4k
An old Farley letterpress proofing press has fetched an astonishing price of more than £4,000 after a bidding war between two buyers on eBay.

Writtle results boosted by Creo sale
Writtle’s interim results have been boosted by the sale of Creo Retail Marketing, and the group now has more than £6m in cash to aid its expansion plans.
Dodo Pad should make ideas take flight
Jo Francis urges printers to be alive to re-shoring opportunities

You can’t put a price on the value of good relations
Price has long been king for print buyers and brand owners, particularly in recent years with budgets being squeezed to the limit. And with some printers falling over each other to offer the lowest...

Communisis plans capital reduction
Communisis is proposing a capital reduction so it can continue to pay dividends in the face of a ballooning pension deficit.

Dodo Pad issues plea to UK printers
Stationery firm Dodo Pad has laid down a challenge to UK printers as it strives to re-shore production to the UK from the Far East due to the fall in the value of the pound.

Man dies in catalogue lorry
A man believed to be a migrant stowaway has died in a lorry full of catalogues travelling to the UK from a continental printer.

McCarthy becomes MD at SCA Graphic Paper
SCA Graphic Paper has a new UK managing director.

ImageCo expands with new Vutek
ImageCo is expanding its wide-format digital offering with a new EFI Vutek GS3250LX Pro.

Spanish group buys Americk Packaging
Saica Group has signed an agreement to acquire Irish packaging business Americk Packaging, subject to regulator approval, as it looks to expand in the flexibles market.