Print buying
Paper tub trialled for Quality Street
Nestlé is trialling a new paper tub for iconic Christmas staple Quality Street.
Bumper Kew magazine tender goes live
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has opened a seven-figure tender to procure a supplier to manage the design and production of Kew magazine.
Mondi returns to M&A fray with £500m-plus Schumacher buy
After losing out on its bid to buy DS Smith, Mondi has returned to the acquisition trail with a deal to acquire Schumacher Packaging’s businesses in Western Europe.
Type workshop series to be held at St Bride
A workshop series curated for type enthusiasts aims to unlock the secrets of centuries of typographic mastery at St Bride Foundation.
TheMPC rounds out service offering with litho firm acquisition
Digital print, promotion and wide-format firm TheMPC has acquired local litho printer IC Printing Services, adding B3 litho to its service list.
Adare SEC charity auction backed by major names
More than 40 stars of stage, screen, music, literature, sport and the art world have been getting creative in support of Adare SEC’s charity envelope auction.
York Media celebrates inaugural print job
Start-up York Media has printed the first commercial work on its huge new web press – and is already planning to add a 16pp cover web and perfect binding to its offering.
Anti-competitive activities; UK exits, and insolvency shortfalls – but not all bad news
Our roundup of September’s biggest stories makes for a tough read in parts, but rest assured there was a smattering of good news to lighten the industry’s mood.
Deliveroo expands with personalised gifting partnership
Deliveroo has expanded into personalised gifting through a new partnership with Not On The High Street.
Approach Print liquidated
Approach Print has gone into voluntary liquidation after a drop-off in print work put paid to the firm’s plans to roll out a new software platform.