News

Whistl suspends E2E services following withdrawn financial support
Thousands of staff are understood to be affected after postal delivery service Whistl suspended deliveries following a funding shortfall.

General Election 2015: Conservatives win shock majority
Print professionals have welcomed the Conservative victory after a surprise surge gave the party a majority in the House of Commons.

Micropress kit spend tops £4m following Heidelberg XL 106 buy
Commercial printer Micropress has boosted its capacity by investing £2m in a new eight-colour Heidelberg XL 106.

PressOn relocates to new premises to support expansion
Wide-format digital printer PressOn has moved to new larger premises in Chatham, Kent to support its continued growth.

Barwell Print Finishers adds foiling option to Heidelberg SBB Cylinder
Barwell Print Finishers has boosted its capabilities by upgrading its Heidelberg SBB Cylinder to add a small-format foiling option.

EFI secures global MIS deal with Snap
EFI has secured a multimillion-dollar deal, centred on its cloud-based MIS PrintSmith Vision, with global quick print franchise Snap Franchising.

Adare plans security print integration
Adare Group is uniting its Kalamazoo Secure Solutions and Adare Limited operations under a single brand and management team.

Parkside Flexibles rebrands and marks 10 years since rescue
A flexo print and speciality packaging supplier with more than 40 years' experience is rebranding and repositioning to take advantage of diversification – marking a decade under current ownership.

Lecta clarifies Paperlinx bad debt
Lecta, which was widely expected to have a major exposure to Paperlinx, has put a figure on its likely bad debt with the merchant.

Opus Trust Marketing commits to living wage following sales growth
Opus Trust Marketing has started paying all staff the 'Living Wage' or higher following “double-digit growth” at the Leicester company.

Macfarlane Group reports sales and profits boost
Macfarlane Group has reported a year-on-year rise in sales of 13% so far in 2015 against the same period in 2014, following two acquisitions over the past 12 months.

Surrey printer bought by American firm
Surrey digital printer Four Point Printing has been acquired by a US-based company, in a deal brokered by specialist M&A advisors Evolution CBS.

PCP boosts binding firepower with new Kolbus kit
Precision Colour Printing has more than doubled its perfect binding capacity with the installation of a new binding line from Kolbus.

DS Smith hails continued growth in trading statement
In a trading update for the year to 30 April 2015, which was released today (6 May), packaging giant DS Smith has said it is trading in line with expectations, with its strong underlying growth...

Tullis Russell administrators arranging site visits for potential purchasers
A potential purchase of the stricken Tullis Russell Papermakers business has moved one step closer.