Printers

De La Rue positive on future, but spectre of 2010 lingers

De La Rue has hailed the completion of its Improvement Plan, which has boosted underlying operating profit by £50m in three years, following publication of its 2013/14 accounts this morning.

Creative Graphics International sold in £11.3m BIMBO

Creative Graphics International (CGI) has been sold via an £11.3m buy-in management buy-out (BIMBO) supported by a combined debt and equity package from Mobeus Equity Partners.

St Ives seeks multichannel media analytics business

St Ives has said it will continue to make targeted acquisitions to expand its marketing services offering, as it posted its interim management statement for the period to 30 May 2014.

60-seconds with Octink

The firm was founded in 1962 as Allsignsgroup, supplying signage to the oil industry before developing a specialism in the construction sector. A re-brand to Octink in 2009, using the image of an...

Why printers need to get better at self-promotion

Doctors are notoriously bad at diagnosing themselves, while police officers and lawyers have been known to forget the law when it comes to their own actions. And so it should come as no surprise that...

Interview: 'The market is what it is and that’s what we plan for’

Next month, Pensord managing director Darren Coxon will be celebrating the fourth anniversary of the MBO he led with operations director Karl Gater at the 148-staff Welsh magazine printer.

Q&A: Phil Wright, managing director, Paramount Labels & Tags

Phil has spent all his working life in print, and got into label printing 21 years ago. In 2008 he set up Cannock-based trade label printing specialist Paramount Labels with a friend, now sadly no...

Business inspection: building on your digital successes

A wide-format investment opened up lucrative new applications, including vehicle wraps.

Me & my: Heidelberg Eurobind Pro

A lot has happened at GPS Colour Graphics since Joseph Smith founded the business at 34 High Street, Belfast, back in 1797. The company has passed through the hands of several different families, been...

Killer app: VGL kicks off World Cup bus campaign for Adidas

Get the telly on, the beers in and cancel all plans for a month. The 2014 World Cup Brazil is finally here. From wall planners and masks to Coke’s latest World Cup-themed Share a Coke campaign, print...