Print buying

HH Global has made another substantial acquisition with the takeover of marketing execution platform Noosh.

UPM has confirmed that newsprint production has ceased at its Shotton mill on Deeside, ahead of the mill’s conversion under its new owner.

SGO, the packaging repro services arm of the Chennai-headquartered pre-media training firm YesGo, has opened an office in the UK as it sets its sights on growing its business here and in Europe.

Moo has launched its first ‘non paper’ product, in the form a characteristically luxe customisable water bottle.

A Belgian media group that owns the Belfast Telegraph and news titles in Ireland is in talks over a possible takeover of a German publisher as it looks to expand its footprint into the country.

A local news title is set to produce its first print-run this week after its editor saw a surge in online traffic and local advertisers.

Whistl has launched the Whistl Driver Academy to invest, train, and develop the next generation of HGV drivers for its expanding business.

UK-headquartered flexo pre-press group Reproflex3 has acquired New Zealand pre-press supplier Opti-flex.

Konica Minolta has warned that graphic arts toner production will not resume until November as it attempts to source alternative supply to keep customers presses running.

Print buyers are being warned to plan their paper requirements months ahead, with reports of ‘gazumping’ on previously agreed mill prices and a global squeeze on the availability of some paper types.