Business

Print’s future is in safe hands

We all have great work days, not so great work days and then, every so often, we have one of those amazing days where it feels more than a little fraudulent to use the word work as a descriptive.

Snatch success from the jaws of failure

His first response was stark: “Oh my god, what are we going to do?” Claremon managing director John Conroy had just been told his neighbouring print company, Wheelden Print, had gone out of business.

Make sure you get a fair slice of the action

It wasn’t that long ago that former Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, who lost his seat in the 2017 General Election, was being pushed toward the chairmanship of Johnston Press by Custos, a major...

Print and publishing names make International Track 200

A handful of print and publishing companies have been recognised in this year’s Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200.

Jaguar Design & Print goes wider with Fujifilm investment

Jaguar Design & Print will extend its capabilities early next month when it takes delivery of a Fujifilm Acuity LED 3200R UV roll-to-roll printer.

Hartgraph ups folding capacity with Horizon install

Commercial print and packaging company Hartgraph has bumped up its capacity and streamlined its production after installing a new folder.

Pensord slims capacity to focus on sustainable work

Sheetfed magazine specialist Pensord is investing over £3.3m in highly automated kit as it rolls out a future-proofing strategy at the business centred on profitable capacity.

International Paper drops Smurfit Kappa bid

International Paper has dropped its interest in acquiring Smurfit Kappa after a “lack of engagement” by the corrugated packaging giant over the deal.

Whistl acquires Parcelhub and Mail Workshop

Whistl has acquired privately held Parcelhub and its sister company Mail Workshop as it continues to target growth in the fulfilment market.

Johnston Press confirms talks to offload pension scheme

Johnston Press has confirmed press reports that it is in debt restructuring discussions that could see it jettison its pension scheme.