Print buying

Communisis in admin, parts of business sold

Communisis has gone into administration with parts of the business immediately sold to a new owner, but more than half its workforce has been laid off.

Customark will soon swell to £9m turnover through acquisition

Customark buys Paramount Labels & Tags out of admin

Industrial label printer Customark has acquired Paramount Labels & Tags out of administration in a pre-pack deal that preserved 18 jobs.

PCS was established in 1993

Precision Card Services celebrates 30th anniversary

Precision Card Services (PCS), which has celebrated its 30-year anniversary, has attributed its longevity to having a deep understanding of its customers’ needs and the market it operates in, as well...

The bottles have LEDs inset in their bases to shine through the liqueur

Wilkins lights up liqueurs for M&S

Nottingham’s Wilkins Group has lit up Marks and Spencer's Christmas booze selection again, this time with a bespoke wrapped print for a new range of festive liqueurs.

Some suppliers were awarded several lots

Print and print management tenders up for grabs

A trio of varied new tenders seeking either printers or a print management service are currently live via the government’s Contracts Finder platform.

Heaton: "The technology will evolve very quickly in the new year"

Stannp.com eyes further growth after bumper 2023

Direct mail platform Stannp.com plans to scale up its US operations significantly in 2024 after doubling its US revenue to $10m (£7.9m).

The Hull Story is free

Hull indie paper launches print edition

Hull independent newspaper The Hull Story has published its first print edition, with a run of 10,000 copies.

Advent calendars are part of the festive season

Appetite for plastic-free advent calendars grows among Brits

Consumer appetite for alternative advent calendars is contributing to an increase in plastic-free versions, according to new research from DS Smith.

More than half (56%) of Royal Mail’s revenues for 2021/22 were made up of package deliveries

Investigation finds Royal Mail prioritising packages over letters

Royal Mail regularly prioritises the delivery of packages over letters, a Sunday Times investigation has found.

Ibrahim Batchelder's winning piece was silver die-stamped. Image: Baddeley Brothers

Baddeley Brothers finish designer's award-winning Christmas card

A Cambridgeshire-based man has triumphed in the Hand Engravers’ Association Christmas card competition with a piece that was silver die-stamped by Baddeley Brothers.