Print buying
Lay-offs at Williams Lea Tag
Williams Lea Tag is laying off around 100 staff, as speculation mounts that news about the sell-off of the business could be imminent.
Gilde acquires Albumprinter
Cimpress has announced the sale of its photo album business Albumprinter to European private equity investor Gilde Buyout Partners.
Updated: Cimpress expects new strategy to pay off
Cimpress has posted a bigger than expected loss after a year of substantial change, but chief executive Robert Keane believes the global print giant's fresh strategy has improved its future...
Essentra to take £35m hit on site closure
Around 150 jobs are set to go with the proposed closure of an Essentra site that only opened last year.
De La Rue produces polymer £10 for Clydesdale
Clydesdale Bank’s new £10 polymer banknote will go into circulation in September.
Cost-cutting bears fruit for GMG
After the first stage of its three-year cost-cutting programme the Guardian Media Group (GMG) has driven down losses by a third and seen revenue and membership gains.
Multi-Color in £1bn deal for Constantia Flexibles’ label arm
US-headquartered global label giant Multi-Color Corporation has acquired Constantia Flexibles’ Label division in a €1.15bn (£1bn) deal that gives it a UK footprint nudging £100m.
Clayton Park trading status unclear
Lancashire finishing firm Clayton Park Print Finishing Services appears to have ceased trading.
A time-served profession at the cutting edge
There are few better examples of the recent commoditisation of print than the stationery sector. Type the words ‘business card printing’ into the search engine of your choice and you’ll be bombarded...
Integrity adds label capacity with ABG Omega
Integrity Print has upped capacity and beefed up its high-volume label offering with a new conversion line from AB Graphic.