Companies & suppliers

Fontain enters CVA
Fontain has entered a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) to pay back liabilities in excess of £1m to creditors.

Ronald Britton in plastic free glitter first
Metal powders and glitters manufacturer Ronald Britton has launched what it claims is the world’s first plastic-free and certified biodegradable glitter.

Premier launches new sign and display division
Premier Paper has launched a new division to serve the sign and display sector, Display Graphics.

60 seconds with Bluestar Print Finishers
Bluestar started in 1998 when MD Lee Harvey (pictured, right, with operator Ian Richardson) decided that after working as a manager for a few firms, he needed to do something more. “I approached a few...

Antalis sales and profits slip
Paper merchanting group Antalis has posted its year-end results, with a perfect storm of Brexit uncertainty, currency fluctuations and declining paper volumes heavily impacting profitability.

Antalis MD speaks out on Sequana/Arjo situation
Antalis is “driving the process” of selling on major shareholder Sequana’s shares as the paper group files for bankruptcy and long-time supplier Arjowiggins goes into administration.

Webmart launches live-pricing trade print service
Webmart has launched its new online trade print platform with live pricing capabilities, which its founder claims is a “world first” for the sector.

PPG administration averts court hearing
PPG Print Services has been placed into administration in an appointment that enabled it to side-step a court decision over a winding-up petition issued by one of its creditors.

PPG faces winding-up petition from supplier
The owners of PPG Print Services will appear in court this month to address a winding-up petition submitted due to a “contested debt”.

Heidelberg UK hosts Grazia fashion shoot
Heidelberg UK was the backdrop for some industrial couture when Grazia magazine took over its Brentford showroom for a fashion shoot.