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PFI Group acquires Gardners
PFI Group has continued its acquisitive streak after buying wide-format printer Gardners from Hexcite Group in a pre-pack administration sale.
Postal workers to strike for four days
The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents Royal Mail Group workers, has served notice to the company’s management that strike action will take place on four dates over the coming weeks.
Esko acquires Tilia Labs
Esko has acquired imposition AI software company Tilia Labs.
Staff await payment after print firm shuttered
A longstanding family-owned print business has gone into members voluntary liquidation, with employees claiming they have been given mixed messages about how and when they will be paid their wages and...
Heidelberg sales and earnings up in Q1
Heidelberg has reported significant improvements in both its sales and operating profitability in Q1, as a result of the continued recovery of the markets in almost all regions “and the progressive...
Manchester Printers Group builds diversity with Deanprint acquisition
Acquisitive Manchester Printers Group (MPG) has bought its fourth print business in four months, with the latest deal being its biggest to date.
Rapido takes on B2C market with high street move
Rapido Print Solutions has opened a high street store in Daventry after moving from its long-time home in Leeds.
European Letterbox Marketing Association (ELMA) joins Two Sides
Print and paper advocacy group Two Sides has gained another new member in ELMA, the European Letterbox Marketing Association.
Communisis parent files for Chapter 11
Communisis parent company OSG has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and plans to restructure more than $800m (£661m) of debt via a pre-packaged plan.
YPS to distribute new EWS flatbed laminators
Wide-format kit distributor Your Print Specialists (YPS) has been named as the exclusive UK distributor of Moditech’s new EWS (Electronic Work Station) fifth generation flatbed laminators.