Print buying

Blackwell Print leased its Great Yarmouth premises. Image: Google Maps

Blackwell Print closes doors

A Great Yarmouth-based printer with a history stretching back to 1870 has ceased trading and is set to enter liquidation.

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Printing Charity opens Rising Star Awards for 2025

The Printing Charity’s Rising Star Awards have opened for their 16th year this week.

Quad/Graphics European print ops now under new ownership

Quad/Graphics has completed the $42m (£33m) sale of its European printing operations, including its huge web offset and sheetfed plant in Poland.

Reflections shuts, employees left in lurch

Staff at Reflections Print Finishers have been left out of work and unpaid after the business was abruptly shuttered.

Service Graphics exits Cheadle, expands Skelmersdale

Service Graphics is relocating its Cestrian and Image Group operations to Skelmersdale after the landlord decided to terminate the lease on its Cheadle site.

Walstead to trim continental web capacity

Walstead Group has announced plans to close one of its continental web offset factories.

The title was launched in 2004. Image: North Somerset Council

Council cans printed magazine

North Somerset Council’s free printed magazine to all residents will no longer be published after a council decision taken last week.

Clays steps in with rescue deal for TJ Books

TJ Books is set to continue under new ownership, with Clays sealing a deal to acquire the firm out of administration.

Macfarlane profit climbs as revenue dips

Macfarlane Group’s pre-tax profit has climbed by 3% while its revenue dropped by 4% in 2024.

Moss expands UK offering with Rocket Graphics buy

Moss has returned to the M&A trail, expanding its presence in the UK with the acquisition of Rocket Graphics.