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Gardners operates from a purpose-built facility in Cardiff. Image: Google Maps

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.

Strike action will take place on dates in August and September

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.

Tilia Labs’ range of intelligent algorithms will complement Esko’s existing software suite

Esko acquires Tilia Labs

Esko has acquired imposition AI software company Tilia Labs.

Warwick Printing Co: factory is up for sale for £1.75m. Image: EHB Reeves Commercial

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...

Monz: Confident Heidelberg will reach its annual targets

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...

Tame: "Our partnership with ELMA will help us tell the great sustainable story of doordrop mail"

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.

OSG: restructure will preserve the going-concern value of its businesses

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.

The Moditech EWS laminators feature an electronically pressurised roller

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.

The material is initially available in 2.2m and 3.15m widths

Innotech lays claim to UK’s first biodegradable print media

Wide-format consumables supplier Innotech Digital & Display claims it has developed the UK print industry’s first fully biodegradable PVC alternative.

Jardine: "Q3 is expected to be a tougher climate in which to operate"

Industry sees Q2 boost but confidence for Q3 dips

The UK printing and printed packaging industry showed stronger growth in Q2 2022, as output and orders performed slightly better than forecast, but a continued recovery is expected to be under more...