Print industry news roundup: St Ives Direct; Pureprint; Manroland; MPG and CUP; DS Smith and SCA Packaging; tobacco packaging

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09 July 2012

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Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: St Ives Leeds to close, Pureprint to signs to beta HP Indigo 10000, Manroland GB sale proceeds revealed; MPG and CUP deal concluded; DS Smith completes SCA acquisition; cigarette packaging consultation extended

Closure planned for St Ives Direct Leeds

St Ives Direct Leeds is set to be closed after St Ives announced plans to consolidate its direct mail offering at its Bradford facility.

Pureprint Group signs up to beta B2 HP Indigo 10000

Pureprint Group has become the second UK business to sign up to beta HP's new Indigo 10000 Digital Press.

Manroland GB sale proceeds disclosed in admins' report

The administrators' final report revealed the sheetfed and web arms of Manroland's UK operations were sold for £645,131 and £40,412 respectively, while the consumables unit was closed.

MPG plans multi-million pound spend following CUP deal

The Bodmin-based firm will take over CUP's European print work this month after two-thirds of the Cambridge staff voted in favour of the deal last week.

DS Smith completes SCA Packaging acquisition

DS Smith has completed its acquisition of Europe's second largest packaging business in a £1.3bn deal, excluding cash and external debt.

Tobacco packaging consultation deadline extended

The Department for Health has extended the consultation deadline on proposals to enforce plain packaging on tobacco products.

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