1 Shock as Ashford Colour Press files NOI 5,924 clicks
Ashford Colour Press has filed a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators, with the news sending a shockwave around the book printing and publishing world amid hopes of a rescue deal.
2 Further blow to Welsh print industry as Lexon is shuttered 4,199 clicks
Directors at Welsh print firm Lexon have made the drastic decision to close immediately after its trading position became “untenable”.
3 Pureprint snaps up Ashford Colour Press 3,568 clicks
Pureprint has acquired the Ashford Colour Press digital business out of administration – dramatically increasing its book printing capacity and adding a big chunk of inkjet printing to the group’s offering.
4 £1.3m of assets stolen from admin hit firm 2,766 clicks
Assets with a value of £1.3m were stolen last week from the site of a plastic bottle recycling company that went into administration in October.
5 Tributes paid to Tom Pindar 2,258 clicks
Tom Pindar OBE DL, third-generation printer and champion of all things Scarborough, has died aged 96.
6 Walstead looks to 'wider graphic industries' for future M&A 2,125 clicks
Walstead Group is on the hunt for buys in other sectors after reporting decline in its core markets of web offset and gravure and a loss for last year.
7 Rapidity reopens litho division with a bang 1,973 clicks
Rapidity has re-entered the litho game with a new £1.5m litho division at its Sidcup site, following its transfer of digital printing to central London, printing double shifts within weeks of opening.
8 Official Receiver steps in at Rymack Sign Solutions 1,667 clicks
Rymack Sign Solutions is being wound up by the Official Receiver, following a court order to that effect.
9 Park Communications acquires Geoff Neal 1,667 clicks
Park Communications has acquired fellow London print firm Geoff Neal Group – expanding continental owner Graphius Group’s presence in the UK market.
10 Modern Bookbinders up for sale after 94 years 1,367 clicks
Blackburn’s Modern Bookbinders, founded in 1930, will close in late December after 94 years in business, with machinery, customer book and website up for sale.
