Business

CDS wins £7m local authority print management deal

CDS has won a four-year, £7m-plus deal to manage the marcomms print spend for one of the UK’s largest local authorities.

Superior ups wide-format capability with Inca Onset S40i

Wiltshire-based litho and digital printer Superior Creative has invested in an Inca Onset S40i to boost its wide-format capability.

St Ives buys Hive, bringing agency M&A spend to £200m

St Ives has made its biggest marketing services buy yet, and will pay up to £50m for healthcare communications specialist Hive Group.

Arle Capital acquires Innovia Group in €498 million deal

UK-based substrate manufacturer Innovia Group, which produces polymer banknotes material and packaging films, has been acquired by private equity group Arle Capital in a €498 million deal.

Design Office replaces brace of Heidelbergs with Hans Gronhi press

Design Office has installed a Hans Gronhi GH525 five-colour B3 press to reduce maintenance costs and downtime.

Communisis in double buy

Communisis has hit the M&A trail again and bolstered its creative services offering with two acquisitions.

Queen's Award winners celebrate success

Print and packaging businesses picked up a clutch of Queen’s Awards for Enterprise this week.

Former DST boss returns to print with Print Logic rescue

Collapsed commercial print and direct mail business Print Logic has been bought out of administration in a deal that signals the return of a leading figure in the direct mail and transactional print...

Massive fire affects Yorkshire packaging firms

A huge fire has destroyed Tradpak’s facility in Armley near Leeds city centre.

Vistaprint to open first UK office in Kings Cross, London

Vistaprint will open its first permanent UK office this summer after reaching agreement on a premises in Kings Cross, London.