Companies & suppliers

KBA UK marks end of restructure with James Thomas appointment

KBA UK has completed the reorganisation of its sheetfed presses sales team with the appointment of new sales manager James Thomas.

Tesco appoints new head of print buying

Retail giant Tesco has a new head of marketing procurement for print, paper and post following the departure of Katleen Pelsmakers.

A1 Trade Print scores top marks for health and safety

A1 Trade Print Services has been awarded with a BPIF Health & Safety Seal of Excellence, after achieving 100% in its first audit.

Printers' performance on a two-year high

UK printers were more upbeat about business than expected during the second quarter of 2013, according to the BPIF.

CPI in major digital expansion

CPI is making a major investment in its digital book production facilities that includes some of the kit from failed group MPG.

York Mailing 'poised to buy web offset printer'

Speculation is mounting that York Mailing is close to confirming its first acquisition since securing 10m in new funding last month.

The Sun goes cross media with huge hybrid inkjet install

Newsprinters has made a massive investment in high-speed inkjet print heads for cross-media content, ahead of The Sun's paywall going live today.

Tech-ni-fold blocks third patent infringement

UK-based auxiliary finishing equipment manufacturer Tech-ni-fold has prevented a third US company from selling copies of its products.

Buoyant Communisis makes profitable progress

Operating profits at Communisis have jumped 19% to 5.1m at the half-year, as new contract wins and overseas expansion helped fuel a successful period for the group.

CPI acquired in €21m deal

Pan-European book printing group CPI has been acquired by new owners.