Print buying

Long-standing Communisis procurement specialist Ian Cunningham has left the firm to take up a new role at APS Group.

Two print companies have been recognised among the ‘Best for the World’ B Corp certified businesses in terms of environmental impact.

Sappi Europe has announced its seventh price increase this year, with prices to go up by “no less than 10%” on a range of graphic grades.

Two Scottish trade finishers have signed a joint venture that will involve passing certain jobs to the other with the aim of enhancing business for both.

Bishops Printers is recruiting as the business gears up to handle the new seasonality, with society reopening and events ramping up.

Marketing services and print company AlphaGraphics has acquired a longstanding client to help it move further into the education sector.

Whistl has expanded its Parcelhub business with the addition of a new 929sqm depot at Leicester’s Meridian Business Park, creating 10 new jobs.

YM Group’s chief executive is blaming a backlog at Companies House for the group’s accounts being more than a month overdue.

Sustainable packaging manufacturer Coveris has opened a new Film Science Lab at its Winsford films facility in Cheshire.

The outlook for printing inks continues to be pessimistic after the sector experienced a sharp drop in sales in 2020.