Business

Calais crisis puts print supplies at risk

The Road Haulage Association has called it “mayhem” and charities, a humanitarian crisis. Whichever way you look at it the combination of a series of strikes by French ferry workers and migrants...

Is it true that print’s customers can’t get no satisfaction?

Customer service in print has been placed under the spotlight over the past few weeks, with recently released research suggesting that service in the industry is below par.

Welcoming a new firm into the fold

Take his word for it, acquiring a company can be a great way of growing your existing one. In the last decade Witherbys’ managing director James Greene has helped secure not one but two takeovers of...

Capita to move print production from Birmingham

Capita Document & Information Services is moving print production operations from Birmingham to Nottinghamshire to better "meet client demand".

Platinum aims to boost turnover with 200k Ricoh/KAS spend

Commercial printer Platinum Print has made a £200,000 investment in new machinery to boost its digital turnover and help it with complex mailing work.

Essentra to relocate Kimbolton op as well as Hull plant to Wales

Essentra’s Kimbolton print site is set to close as well as its Hull site, as all of the group’s print operations look likely to move to Newport, South Wales.

Paragon Group confirms Magnadata acquisition

Paragon Group has confirmed that it has acquired the trade and assets of Magnadata, for an undisclosed sum, saving more than 90 jobs.

Essentra set to move printing operation from Hull to Wales

Essentra is reportedly set to move its print operation to South Wales, in a move that will put up to 60 jobs at risk.

Allen Signs acquires Double Red printing division

Vehicle livery and signmaking specialist Allen Signs has acquired the printing division of photographic agency Double Red, for an undisclosed sum.

DXG Media boosts efficiency with Horizon install

Commercial printer DXG Media has purchased a Horizon SPF/FC-200A stitch-fold-trim line to boost its capacity and efficiency.