Contracts
St Ives loses Sainsbury’s contract
St Ives’ Marketing Activation segment has lost its contract to produce in-store marketing materials for Sainsbury’s.
De La Rue may compete with EU firms for post-Brexit passport tender
Two EU-based companies are also bidding for the tender to print British passports after Brexit, according to reports from the Sunday Times which have left pro-leave MPs “seeing red”.
Col-Tec awarded Heidelberg collator tender
Collating machine manufacturer Col-Tec has been awarded a contract to supply Heidelberg with five collators.
Newsprinters renews Agfa agreement
News UK print arm, Newsprinters, has agreed a new contract with Agfa, ahead of the current contract’s scheduled expiry in 2018, in a deal that will see its CTP and workflow system completely...
New passport tender issued
The Home Office has issued a tender for the design and production of the new British passports, worth £490m, with expiry of the current contract due in 2019.
Adare rolls out €240m Coca-Cola contract
Adare International is in the final stages of transitioning a Coca-Cola print management contract worth around €80m (£69m) a year.
Propack wins championship deal
Huddersfield-based Propack Direct Mail has fended off stiff competition to sign a sponsorship deal with racing driver Daniel Lloyd and the MG RCib insurance racing team in the 2017 British Touring Car...
Growth continues for Communisis
Communisis has reported revenue and profit growth in its preliminary results for the 2016 calendar year with international business growing to 26% of group sales.
HD Signology in £200,000 export deal
Signage company HD Signology has begun shipping its range of printed POS display units to Scandinavia and Europe after signing new export agreements.
Suppliers announced for £300m CCS contract
APS Group has emerged as the big winner in the £300m Cabinet Office-sponsored Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework contract.