Print buying

Webmart boss offers free mentoring to budding print entrepreneurs

Webmart chief executive Simon Biltcliffe is offering free mentoring and advice to print start-ups in the form of 10-minute sessions via Skype.

Charterhouse PM acquires customer engagement agency Indicia

Charterhouse PM has acquired the £10m-turnover Bristol-based customer engagement agency Indicia for an undisclosed amount.

Baker Goodchild expands plant list with new investments

Direct mail fulfilment and print management services provider Baker Goodchild has added to its growing production capabilities by making a raft of investments in new equipment.

New venture for Dunstall

Former Global MP and Prospect Mailing Services owner Kevin Dunstall has a new interest in a print-related business.

European Commission fines envelope cartel €19.5m

Five envelope manufacturers, including the owner of Blackburn-based Heritage Envelopes, have been fined a total of €19.5m by the European Commission (EC) for breaching EU antitrust rules.

Smith & Ouzman found guilty in corruption trial

Smith & Ouzman (S&O) and two of its directors have been found guilty of making corrupt payments to secure print contracts in Kenya and Mauritania.

Communisis acquires Life Marketing Consultancy in £23.3m deal

Communisis has completed its latest acquisition, of shopper marketing agency Life Marketing Consultancy, in a deal that could reach £23.3m over three years.

LPC Printing closes with loss of 56 jobs

Hampshire-based commercial printer LPC Printing has fallen into administration and ceased to trade.

River increases Healthy magazine run length for newsstand launch

Content marketing agency The River Group has upped the run length of Holland & Barrett's customer magazine by 30% as it prepares to roll the title out to newsstands nationwide next month.

MBO at Imprima print operation

Imprima has been split into two businesses with an MBO team taking over the financial printing side of the operation.