Business
Floods hit northern printers in overnight downpour
A number of printers across parts of northern England are counting the cost of the heavy rain and floodwaters that have resulted in people needing to be rescued, roads being blocked and rail routes...
Positive partners with Colouration
Positive Images UK and Colouration have partnered to form a new larger print group.
Monotype to be acquired by private equity firm
Global typeface giant Monotype Imaging Holdings is set to be acquired by private equity firm HGGC.
Reach chief executive Simon Fox to step down
Simon Fox will step down as chief executive of publishing group Reach next month.
Grafenia raises £4m through share placing
Grafenia has raised just over £4m through a share placing to facilitate further acquisitions and investments, including the development of Nettl.
Print prepares for new PM Boris Johnson
The new Prime Minister has received a cool welcome and some stern warnings from print-related sectors as he prepares to take Number 10.
Jacobson becomes EFI exec chair as Siris sale completes
Former Xerox chief executive Jeff Jacobson has become executive chairman of EFI after the private equity firm that he recently joined as an executive partner completed its acquisition of EFI.
The Mailshop invests in paper wrap and appoints Maybury
Direct mail fulfilment specialist The Mailshop (TMS) has invested £650,000 in new paper wrapping and inkjet machinery and appointed former Sunline Direct Mail chairman Nigel Maybury as its new...
Ainsley Signs boosts efficiency with Bubble Free Pro Applicator
Ainsley Signs has taken on a Bubble Free Pro Applicator from Josero to improve its production and finishing efficiency.
Better together: print M&A activity shows no sign of abating
While mergers and acquisitions are nothing new in print, the latest PrintWeek Top 500 found that there were at least 77 deals involving UK printers between March 2018 and March 2019 – the busiest...