Print buying

De La Rue has posted an 18% increase in operating profit, before exceptional items, in the six months to 28 September 2013 on revenues that were 5% down on the same period in 2012.

Printed.com hopes to latch on to what it says is a burgeoning market by launching a collection of wedding stationery.

Chesapeake Services is to merge with Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) creating a $1.4bn (£864m) global print-based speciality packaging giant.

One of Scotland’s oldest printing firms, Bell & Bain, has bought a warehouse for almost £500,000 and is looking to buy £4m of equipment on top of a £5m spending blitz over the last year.

Amid “intensive talks” Royal Mail has once again agreed to extend the ballot deadline of the Communication Workers Union’s industrial action, for a “final” time.

St Ives Bradford has been re-branded as Global Media Production under new owner Cogent B2B.

Goss International has confirmed it is to cut its Lancashire-based UK workforce by 50% as part of its ongoing global restructure.

The Sherwood Press is looking to increase capacity in packaging by more than double after buying a new Bobst Expertfold 110 A2 folder-gluer machine as part of a £3m two-year investment.

Theatre programme specialist John Good is looking to break into new markets after investing £2.9m in three new printing presses and two finishing machines for brochures and programmes.

Total revenue was down 6.8% year-on-year although Johnston’s digital strategy is beginning to pay off, the company said in its interim management statement.