Print buying

Monotype has acquired London-based boutique type foundry Fontsmith to boost its expertise and bolster its already extensive typeface library.

IG Design Group has raised £120m for a major acquisition that will double the size of its business in the US.

Specialist litho printer Emtone has gone into voluntary liquidation.

Metal decorator Tinmasters plans to restructure its operations in Wales by consolidating onto one site – a move that will spend the end for its historic Caldicot facility that has been in operation...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Future’s proposed acquisition of TI Media.

Paragon Group is on the acquisition trail again – its Service Graphics business has acquired Chippenham point-of-purchase specialist Image Factory with details of another buy expected to be confirmed...

Borehamwood-based commercial printer Kellmatt has installed a new Xerox Iridesse digital printer with gold and silver capability.

Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has pulled out of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) newspaper circulation audit, which it said “is not the key metric” behind the measurement of its success.

The organisers of next month’s Packaging Innovations have announced a series of new features for the show with plans afoot for major new developments in 2021.

PHD Mail has made a further substantial investment in Ricoh kit and software on the back of new business wins at the growing company.