Print buying

Royal Mail kicked off its initial public offering (IPO) today just as the CWU was sending out ballot papers to postal workers for strike action opposing the privatisation.

York Mailing has become the first UK printer to be awarded an EU Ecolabel license for printed paper products.

John Watson & Co has been bought by Cincinnati, Ohio-based Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) less than a year after the collapse of its proposed sale to Canadian labels group CCL Industries.

The Communication Workers' Union (CWU) has served formal legal notice to Royal Mail of its intention to ballot members for industrial action.

Former Cromwell Press director Andrew Hemmings was fined 1,000 at Swindon Crown Court last week (19 September) after admitting fraud.

Norwich-based printer 2M Print has invested in an MGI Meteor DP8700XL to meet growing demand for regular and out-of-format photobook printing.

A 'transformational' mega-merger between UPM and Stora Enso has been described as almost inevitable by analysts at Swedish bank Handelsbanken.

Paperlinx has a new chief executive and managing director.

Domino will unveil a white ink version of its inkjet label press at Labelexpo next week.

Pureprint has bought the assets and business of Annodata printing division, Abstract, after it fell into administration at the beginning of the month.