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Grafenia raises £4m through share placing

Grafenia has raised just over £4m through a share placing to facilitate further acquisitions and investments, including the development of Nettl.

Print prepares for new PM Boris Johnson

The new Prime Minister has received a cool welcome and some stern warnings from print-related sectors as he prepares to take Number 10.

Jacobson becomes EFI exec chair as Siris sale completes

Former Xerox chief executive Jeff Jacobson has become executive chairman of EFI after the private equity firm that he recently joined as an executive partner completed its acquisition of EFI.

The Mailshop invests in paper wrap and appoints Maybury

Direct mail fulfilment specialist The Mailshop (TMS) has invested £650,000 in new paper wrapping and inkjet machinery and appointed former Sunline Direct Mail chairman Nigel Maybury as its new...

Ainsley Signs boosts efficiency with Bubble Free Pro Applicator

Ainsley Signs has taken on a Bubble Free Pro Applicator from Josero to improve its production and finishing efficiency.

Better together: print M&A activity shows no sign of abating

While mergers and acquisitions are nothing new in print, the latest PrintWeek Top 500 found that there were at least 77 deals involving UK printers between March 2018 and March 2019 – the busiest...

BPIF rebrands and calls for renewal

Eyes were on the future at the BPIF’s annual general meeting, which took place in London on Tuesday 9 July as part of its yearly members’ day. The main focus of the all-day event, held at the St Bride...

M&A reflects exciting opportunities

As highlighted in this issue’s briefing pages, it seems that there has been something of a summer growth-spurt of M&A activity across the printing industry.

HH Global in record year

HH Global has achieved a record financial year once again, with full-year revenue up by 22.2% and net revenue up by 25.3% year-on-year.

Scheufelen boss starts new paper company

The chief executive of failed German paper mill Scheufelen has started a new paper company employing 26 of his previous firm’s 95 staff.