Print buying

Rapidity hits M&A trail
Rapidity has expanded onto a second site with the acquisition of litho and digital printer Lefa Print.

Blue passports to return, print contract still TBC
UK passports will revert to the navy blue colour first introduced almost a century ago as part of the changes around Brexit.

Print Evolved marks 20 years in web-to-print with new press install
Web-to-print software developer and printer Print Evolved has celebrated its 20th birthday with the installation of a new litho press and a raft of upgrades to its flagship Cognitu software.
Christmas cards: reassuringly expensive
Less can be more when it comes to the print spend of sought-after millennials.

Liquidators take control at Stones Ashford
Liquidators have at last been appointed at Stones Ashford, four weeks after the site ceased operations.

Sappi to acquire Cham Paper’s speciality paper business
Paper producer Sappi has signed an agreement to acquire the speciality paper business of Cham Paper Group Holding (CPG) for CHF146.5m (£110m).

DS Smith reports revenue growth but profit fall in half-year results
DS Smith has posted revenue growth of 19% but a 1% fall in pre-tax profit in its half-year results.

Magnet Harlequin rolls out Smart Studio integration
Magnet Harlequin has launched a new integrated offering that pulls together its own services with those of its sister creative agencies, to deliver cost and efficiency savings for clients.

Website upgrade for Printed Easy
Web-to-print business Printed Easy has gone live with a new look and a new website designed to be as efficient as possible for customers.

New CEO in place at Williams Lea Tag
Advent International has completed its purchase of Williams Lea Tag and has appointed a new chief executive who has already hinted at potential acquisitions.