Printers

Oberthur handed deadline to make De La Rue bid

Oberthur has been told to put up or shut up in its pursuit of De La Rue by the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Takeover Panel, which has given it until the 7 February to make its intentions clear.

De La Rue appoints new chief executive

De La Rue has appointed former Chloride Group chief executive Tim Cobbold to its vacant chief executive post, with effect from 1 January 2011.

Mailcom (UK) in administration as OTM takes on some staff and assets

Mailcom (UK) has gone into administration with FRP Advisory, with Leicester-based transactional mailer Opus Trust Marketing (OTM) purchasing part of the Milton Keynes-based company's business.Mailcom...

RR Donnelley in $1.75bn refinance

RR Donnelley, the world's largest printer, has signed up to a new $1.75bn (1.13bn) revolving credit agreement with a group of lenders that includes Bank of America, Citibank, JP Morgan, Morgan...

Precision appoints Nash for digital sales push

Precision Printing has appointed a sales director to spearhead the development of its digital trade printing and private label production using its Oneflow software platform.

DM rallies to fight Royal Mail price hikes

DM printers are rallying support to fight Royal Mail's proposed price hikes, ahead of the 7 January 2011 deadline for Postcomm's consultation, and have called on all mailing houses to gather evidence...

SME printers to benefit from Localism Bill

SME printers are set to benefit from lower business rates following the publication of the government's Localism Bill yesterday (13 December).

Reeds Printers bought by H&H Group

Penrith print business Reeds Printers has been bought by one of its key clients, Carlisle-based H&H Group, following its decision to enter the print industry.

Tom Clancy's latest thriller in high octane launch

St Ives Group subsidiary Clays, famed for its tight security measures on the production of the Harry Potter books, has been involved in another high-flying book launch.

Interprint upgrades to chemistry-free CtP

Interprint has switched to chemistry-free plate production with Agfa's Azura TS plates, Avalon N8 platesetter and Apogee workflow.