Print buying

B&W: keen to expand its offering to the trade as firms come out of the pandemic

Veteran investor buys Barnard & Westwood

Historic printer Barnard & Westwood is beginning its centenary year under fresh ownership after veteran retail entrepreneur Maurice Bennett CBE acquired the business.

O’Sullivan: "on track to become the largest independent packaging distribution business in Europe”

Zeus rounds off €40m spend

Acquisitive Irish packaging group Zeus Packaging has expanded its European footprint with its largest deal to date as it completes a €40m (£35m), three-year strategic shopping spree to fuel growth.

KM: “Not much else can achieve what this machine can achieve at this price tag"

Konica Minolta targets booming corrugated market with short-run device

Konica Minolta aims to capitalise on burgeoning demand for short-run corrugated packaging with a compact, low-cost inkjet press that costs under £100,000.

Royal Mail delivered 11.7m parcels on its busiest day during Q3

Royal Mail results boosted by parcels

Royal Mail’s share price hit a 52-week high after it said it expected to file adjusted operating profits “well in excess of £500m” for the full year, on the back of a booming parcels business and...

Riverside Printers operates from a 790sqm site in Corby

Riverside buys local firm to diversify offering

Riverside Printers has acquired screen and wide-format specialist Action Screen Process to expand its service offering.

One of the potential applications for Coversafe is school desks

Antalis adds C-19 rating to Coversafe

Antalis has released new test results that verify the effectiveness of its Coala Coversafe antimicrobial film against the virus that causes Covid-19.

Framework is UK-wide and available to all public sector organisations

Print SMEs among winners of huge CCS contract

Six suppliers have been appointed to the latest Crown Commercial Services print management contract, worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

William Say & Co is excited about the growth potential for inkjet production

Historic can maker embraces 21st century technology

A historic London can maker has embraced digital metal decorating through a co-operation with Tinmasters in Wales.

Some of the products in the new Value range

Solopress adds low-cost range

Solopress has introduced a new range of commoditised print products “with extremely competitive pricing”.

Arrow Film Converters predominantly serves clients in the food packaging industry. Image: Google Maps

Packaging firm fined for environmental breach

Flexible packaging printer Arrow Film Converters has been fined over £17,500 for operating without an Environmental Permit and allowing harmful emissions to be released into the local environment.