Print buying

Gooder would like to find a home for the machines

Italian Job rescue for historic Italian printhouse's presses

Seven antique print machines have been saved from scrap by a print novice after the collapse of an artisanal Tuscan printhouse that included Jodie Foster among its clients.

Macfarlane has made a solid start to 2022

Macfarlane reports growth in trading update

Macfarlane Group is set to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM), at which the company will provide a positive trading update covering 2022 to date.

Staff at Handy Brand now share a 51% stake in the business

Handy Brand moves to employee ownership structure

Labels and sticker printing specialist Handy Brand has completed an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) scheme that will meant its employees own a majority share of the business.

Hague: exciting new chapter

Hague expands with PSL buy

Hague Group has returned to the acquisition trail with a deal to buy PSL Print Management.

Johnnie Walker is one of the Diageo brands impacted

CPMA speaks out on Diageo packaging change implications

The Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance (CPMA) has commented on the potential wider implications on the packaging industry of Diageo’s decision to start phasing out the use of 183 million...

Svetogorsk mill has benefited from substantial investment

Sylvamo brings in rights plan as industry awaits Russia update

Paper manufacturer Sylvamo has instigated a ‘poison pill’ Shareholder Rights Plan after a big private equity business gained a substantial stake.

Bluetree: mask and print ops now individual trading entities

Bluetree separates mask wing

Bluetree Group has implemented a new corporate structure and holding company to reflect the new shape of the business since it began making surgical masks.

Tesco's digitisation strategy drives customers to use its app

Tesco steers customers towards online statements

Tesco plans to send out Clubcard statements by email rather than post from next month “to help save paper” – although there is an option for customers to opt back in to printed communications.

CBILS was part of the government's pandemic business support measures

Company financial distress levels rise

There was a 19% increase in the number of companies in critical financial distress in the first quarter of 2022, according to new research.

Pindar Scarborough: five web presses and a big bindery

Industry awaits Walstead decision on what's next for YM web kit

Walstead’s deal to buy at least seven web offset presses from the collapsed YM web division has resulted in feverish industry speculation about what happens next.