Business

Whistl poised for MBO

The main conditions of a management buyout (MBO) of Whistl have been provisionally agreed between its managers and owner PostNL, following an review of PostNL's UK activities

Growth continues at Communisis

Growth has continued at Communisis as it announces a 3% sales rise and two significant contract extensions in its half-year results today.

Ruddocks makes £250k digital and finishing investment

A 250% growth in digital print work over four years has prompted a Lincoln company to buy four new machines.

Active Brand Concepts brings short runs in-house with Afinia buy

Brand development company Active Brand Concepts has become the first UK business to purchase an Afinia Label DLP-2000 digital label press.

CFH Docmail acquires BSS Scotmail business

CFH Docmail has acquired the assets of the Glasgow site of BSS Scotland, also trading as BSS Scotmail, for an undisclosed sum.

St Clements Press sold with FT to Japanese company

The Financial Times-owned printer St Clements Press has been sold alongside the newspaper, the FT has confirmed.

BIS begins consultation on late payment support

Ministers have started to search for a small business commissioner who will name and shame bad companies and chase down late payments, worth nearly £27bn, as part of a wider consultation on support...

‘Identify where you are making money’

Normally a company boss cuts their teeth heading up a small business, graduating to bigger and bigger firms as they gain more experience before, perhaps one day, working for a multi-site,...

Is print's next big thing... small?

QR codes seem to have gotten a bit stale, printed electronics are the preserve of the specialists, then there’s the whole can of worms that is 3D printing.

Overmatter: funny money

Overmatter knows that counterfeiting is a very serious issue, and generally no laughing matter.