Printers
Oberthur withdraws bid for De La Rue
Oberthur has withdrawn its increased 935p-per-share bid for De La Rue and announced that it no longer intends to make an offer for the banknote printer.
Emmersons invests in B2 production with Heidelberg buy
Emmersons has invested in a B2 Speedmaster XL 75-5+L in order to broaden its offering and enable it to "encroach" into the lower end of the B1 market.
European gravure giant fails to refinance
One of Europe's largest gravure printers has failed to refinance its debt resulting in its insolvency.
Alphagraphics North East boosts capacity with 250,000 spend
Commercial printer AlphaGraphics North East has boosted its capacity with a 250,000 spend across its pre-press, press and finishing departments.
Oberthur handed deadline to make De La Rue bid
Oberthur has been told to put up or shut up in its pursuit of De La Rue by the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Takeover Panel, which has given it until the 7 February to make its intentions clear.
De La Rue appoints new chief executive
De La Rue has appointed former Chloride Group chief executive Tim Cobbold to its vacant chief executive post, with effect from 1 January 2011.
Mailcom (UK) in administration as OTM takes on some staff and assets
Mailcom (UK) has gone into administration with FRP Advisory, with Leicester-based transactional mailer Opus Trust Marketing (OTM) purchasing part of the Milton Keynes-based company's business.Mailcom...
RR Donnelley in $1.75bn refinance
RR Donnelley, the world's largest printer, has signed up to a new $1.75bn (1.13bn) revolving credit agreement with a group of lenders that includes Bank of America, Citibank, JP Morgan, Morgan...
Precision appoints Nash for digital sales push
Precision Printing has appointed a sales director to spearhead the development of its digital trade printing and private label production using its Oneflow software platform.
DM rallies to fight Royal Mail price hikes
DM printers are rallying support to fight Royal Mail's proposed price hikes, ahead of the 7 January 2011 deadline for Postcomm's consultation, and have called on all mailing houses to gather evidence...