Printers
CPI Bookmarque set to feature in new BBC book documentary
The enduring appeal of printed books has been given centre stage as part of a four-part BBC television series, <i>The Beauty of Books</i>.
Castle Colour Printers faces liquidation at creditors' meeting
Yorkshire printer Castle Colour Printers is expected to go into liquidation next week.
DMGT plans to move print out of London
Newspaper publisher Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has announced that print subsidiary Harmsworth Printing is considering plans to move out of London.
De La Rue rejects increased Oberthur offer
De La Rue has rejected an increased offer of 935p per share from French rival Oberthur, which is understood to have secured a 400m financing agreement with US-based private equity house Bain Capital...
Print and packaging printers in financial distress increase by 26%, claims research
Some 2,211 UK print and packaging printers are in "significant" or "critical" financial distress, with research by Begbies Traynor suggesting that the figure is "just the tip of the iceberg".
Majority of Transactis Liverpool staff face redundancy
The jobs of Transactis' 254 Liverpool-based staff are at risk after Unite revealed that RR Donnelley's acquisition of the company's production businesses would lead to "wide-scale redundancies".
Oberthur withdraws bid for De La Rue
Oberthur has withdrawn its increased 935p-per-share bid for De La Rue and announced that it no longer intends to make an offer for the banknote printer.
Emmersons invests in B2 production with Heidelberg buy
Emmersons has invested in a B2 Speedmaster XL 75-5+L in order to broaden its offering and enable it to "encroach" into the lower end of the B1 market.
European gravure giant fails to refinance
One of Europe's largest gravure printers has failed to refinance its debt resulting in its insolvency.
Alphagraphics North East boosts capacity with 250,000 spend
Commercial printer AlphaGraphics North East has boosted its capacity with a 250,000 spend across its pre-press, press and finishing departments.