Business
Interview: 'If you’re not attacking your market, someone else will’
Dave Broadway has been managing director of CFH Docmail since the mid 1990s. The firm was founded by Broadway’s father, Geoff, in 1977, and he joined in 1980 after completing a degree in chemistry,...
‘Digital-first’ isn’t the end of print
Those reading a sentence like this one for the first time in print, rather than on a smartphone, tablet or other digital device, will soon be in the minority. Modern society is in the process of...
Former Polestar owner Investcorp buys SPGPrints Group
Investcorp, the Bahrain-listed private equity group that owned Polestar from 1998 to 2006, has acquired Netherlands-based screen and digital printing equipment manufacturer SPGPrints Group.
Polestar owner Sun plans River acquisition
An affiliate of Sun European Partners, owner of Polestar Group, is understood to be on the verge of acquiring the contract publishing business River Group.
Kingsdown makes major digital investment
Kingsdown Printing has invested close to £500,000 in two new Ricoh presses and Duplo finishing equipment to enhance its digital and web-to-print capabilities.
MX Display buys UK's first EFI Vutek GS3250LX with UltraDrop
Midlands-based MX Display has ordered the UK's first EFI Vutek GS3250LX with the manufacturer's "cool cure" LED curing and 7pL UltraDrop technology.
Williams Lea names Ellerton as group CEO as Nunn departs
Williams Lea has appointed a new chief executive in Dan Ellerton, who joins from group owner Deutsche Post DHL, and separately confirmed the departure of Tag chief operating officer, Print &...
Walstead acquires Global MP kit, explains aborted acquisition
Wyndeham Group owner Walstead Investments has confirmed that it has acquired the equipment from failed direct mail printer Global MP.
Mystery surrounds fate of Purfect Binding Company
The trading status of trade finisher Purfect Binding Company (PBC) is unclear, with staff understood to have been sent home.
Roland launches faster VersaExpress RF-640 and confirms first order
Roland has announced the launch of the VersaExpress RF-640 eco-solvent printer, the first order for which has already been placed by Matt Vinyl Graphics (MVG).