Printers

Sector suffers six months of misery

While company insolvencies and the merry-go-rounds that often accompany them happen in every sector, the last few months have felt like a particularly torrid time for print.

Your October and November issue covers the usual smorgasbord of business topics, with the cover feature looking at best practice for bringing in a new leader and the risks of getting it wrong…

As usual the magazine opens with our news briefings which this time look back at Printing United and look forward to Power of Print, before analysing the worrying spike in industry insolvencies –...

RIP print centenarian Bill Mould

William Edward Mould, known as Bill, has died aged 100 after a long life of extraordinary achievements and variety.

Baby loss certificate scheme expanded

The power of print as a physical medium has been in evidence this week with the expansion of the government’s baby loss certificate scheme.

Healeys used the Lloyds Bank funding for new Konica Minolta kit as well as its solar panels

Healeys backs green ambitions with new solar panels

Healeys Printers has purchased 95kW of solar panels for its factory roof as part of its new ‘Road to Net Zero’ proposition.

Warwick Printing Company factory remains unsold. Image: EHB Reeves Commercial

Warwick Printing Company creditors still awaiting dividend

Unsecured creditors of Warwick Printing Company are likely to receive less than 50p in the pound – rather than the payment in full originally promised – with a new twist in the saga over the sale of...

Inapa recently changed its headquarters from Lisbon to Sintra. Image: Inapa

Administrator updates on Inapa situation

The insolvency administrator for Portuguese paper distribution group Inapa IPG has updated on the company’s situation, with confirmation that proposals have been received for various parts of the...

Acorn’s current site will ultimately become the company’s litho plant

Acorn Press and MPD Print in merger

Swindon printers Acorn Press Swindon and MPD Offset have completed a merger that sets the combined entity on a strong growth path.

The North Wolds site pictured pre-merger in 2021. Image: Google Maps

Northwolds Richardson Group kit up for auction as IP sold

Assets belonging to Northwolds Richardson Group, which went into administration last month, are currently up for sale via auction while its intellectual property has been sold to AB Print Group...

Eight Group's expanded offering

Eight Group becomes Living Wage Employer

Eight Group has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer.