Mergers and acquisitions
PPE acquired by HL Display and sets sights on new markets
UK point-of-purchase (PoP) specialist PPE is aiming to improve its service offering and open up "completely new market opportunities" after being acquired by European in-store graphics company HL...
Reed Elsevier to sell US trade magazines: reports
Anglo-Dutch publishing giant Reed Elsevier is in talks to dispose of a portfolio of loss-making US trade magazines, according to reports.
Bong acquires 50% stake in Image Envelopes
Swedish envelope giant Bong has acquired a 50% stake in UK-based Image Envelopes as it bolsters its position in the direct mail market.
The Tall Group acquires ID Data out of administration
The Tall Group has boosted its financial services offering after acquiring Card Data Management (CDML), the loyalty card printer that trades as ID Data, out of administration.
CDMS adopts Transactis brand
Print, mail and data group CDMS has rebranded under the name Transactis, the transactional data business it acquired at the beginning of the year.
Review of the decade
As the curtain falls on the decade, the printing industry will be hoping that the next 10 years bring better fortune than the last. In a two-part look at events since the turn of the millennium,...
Canon and Oc report 'good progress' in acquisition offer
Canon and Oc have confirmed that "good progress" is being made in the preparations for the offer from Canon to acquire the Dutch manufacturer.
Lick Digital expands business with acquisition of Topcopy
Lick Digital has claimed it has become Yorkshire's largest digital print company following the acquisition of Leeds-based Topcopy.
Canon's bid for Oc gathers pace
Canon has acquired 20% of the shareholding of Oc as its bid to create "the number one presence" in the digital market gathers pace.
Top 500 report finds industry structural change is accelerating
PrintWeek's annual Top 500 report has revealed that the structural change of the UK print industry has not only begun, but is well advanced and being rapidly accelerated by the trying economic...