Print buying
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.
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.
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 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 buys local firm to diversify offering
Riverside Printers has acquired screen and wide-format specialist Action Screen Process to expand its service offering.
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.
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.
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.
Solopress adds low-cost range
Solopress has introduced a new range of commoditised print products “with extremely competitive pricing”.
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.