Print buying

Ashford Colour Press struggles revealed

Ashford Colour Press fell foul of vacillating customer demand according to the latest report on the firm’s administration, which also details the six-figure sum paid for part of its business and...

Pitreavie designs, manufactures, and distributes protective packaging

Macfarlane Group acquires Pitreavie

Macfarlane Group has acquired The Pitreavie Group, progressing its strategy to build its protective packaging business through a combination of organic and acquisitive growth.

Portals under new ownership

Historic UK papermaker Portals has been acquired by Germany’s Drewsen Spezialpapiere.

Sign China 2025 expands to China's ‘Silicon Valley’, Shenzhen

Sign China 2025 has expanded to a biannual event to broaden the opportunity for the global signmaking community to stay abreast of the latest developments in the rapidly evolving sector.

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Six-figure stationery contract among new tenders

A contract for printed stationery for Companies House is among a new trio of tenders currently live via the government’s Contracts Finder service.

UPM aims to grow sticky notes sales with new alliance

UPM aims to capitalise on the enduring popularity of sticky notes through a fresh UK partnership with sales and marketing agency Highlands.

Take your bottom-line to the top

As the New Year dawns, InSoft Automation looks at how the industry has changed and how one UK print business partner embraced technology to help it thrive.

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DC Thomson focuses on customer value

Publishing and printing group DC Thomson is back in the black in its most recent results.

Higgs Group sells publishing business

The historic Henley printer and publisher Higgs Group has sold The Henley Standard, a local newspaper it has printed since 1892, to independent local media group Baylis Community Media CIC, as part of...

Terry (left) and Lee McCormack with one of their Durrer indexing machines

Indexing opportunity as Monarch owners prepare for retirement

The UK’s last trade supplier of indexing services is set to close its doors as its owners retire – opening up a potential opportunity for someone to step in before all the work migrates to the...