Business
Great British manufacturers taken on in latest M&A flurry
A busy year of M&A action among manufacturers appears to have come to a head with Heidelberg’s MBO buy, Plockmatic Group’s acquisition of Watkiss Automation and Kolbus Group’s purchase of Autobox...
When ROI matters direct mail delivers
In July, well before the peak autumn period, PrintWeek partnered with Konica Minolta to pull together some of the leading lights in direct mail and discuss some of the key challenges and opportunities...
Print is learning the tricks of the trade
It feels as though we’ve argued about Brexit until we’re all blue in the face.
Keep your bright ideas safe under lock and key
When it comes to protecting what a business owns it’s easy to think of the physical – premises, equipment, stock and vehicles.
Acquiring a new outfit to produce new outfits
It was the right time for Keith Boyce. And it was the right place for his latest takeover target. The print managing director wanted to buy a business to expand the capabilities of one of the UK’s...
MagnaColours acquires LJ Specialities
Inks supplier MagnaColours has acquired the goodwill and inventory of pigments, dyestuffs and speciality chemicals supplier LJ Specialities.
Williams Lea Tag boosts omni-channel proposition with THP buy
Williams Lea Tag (WLT) has acquired on-demand digital content and social media agency THP.
Hybrid Software parent proposes Global Graphics buy
Congra Software, the Luxembourg-based holdings company behind Hybrid Software, is set to acquire Global Graphics in a proposed €50.3m (£44m) deal to be approved by shareholders.
Johnston Press puts itself up for sale
Johnston Press has hoisted a ‘for sale’ over the business as it continues the strategic review it started last year.
Subscription models could present print opportunity
Subscription-based business models could offer an opportunity for printers, according to the DMA.