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Customark's conversations with CLC stretched back to the middle of 2023
Turnover now £9m

Customark continues acquisition-based growth streak

Acquisitive label printing firm Customark has continued a string of purchases with the acquisition of Charnwood Label Craft (CLC) in early August, and sister companies Kingsbury Screens and Industrial...

Business says it is being 'incorrectly targeted'

Activists vandalise Kite Packaging site for second time

Kite Packaging’s site in Kent has been damaged for a second time by activists from Palestine Action. 

Turner (R): Printed OOH advertising is affordable, accessible, and massively effective
595 new outdoor billboards

UK outdoor advertiser doubles billboard portfolio

UK outdoor advertising host 75Media has acquired 595 new roadside paper billboards, doubling its billboard portfolio and leapfrogging competitors to become the UK’s second-largest roadside billboard...

"Robust contingency plans" are in place at DS Smith
Trading in line with expectations

DS Smith updates on trading as IP deal remains on track

DS Smith has issued a trading update in respect of the period since 1 May 2024 while confirming that its “combination” with International Paper remains on track.

August listicle

Insolvencies, departures, closures, and criminal activity – print’s toughest month

If our most-read listicle is anything to go by, then August must be in the running for print’s cruellest month in 2024 because, much like with the UK summer, sunshine was in short supply.

Edition numbers are picked at random for each order
Car prints

Luxury automotive wall art business celebrates milestone

Online-only direct-to-consumer luxury car prints business Limited100 is celebrating serving its 400th customer since launching four years ago.

Shropshire Wildlife Trust benefits

Pet firm payout over packaging waste

A company specialising in pet accessories and treats has paid more than £66,000 to charity after failing to comply with packaging waste regulations for over 20 years.

Board hails track record

New CEO begins first week at Flint Group

Consumables giant Flint Group has appointed a restructuring expert as its new CEO. 

Service Graphics' Edinburgh branch was third to receive the new kit
Installations ongoing around UK

Service Graphics fires up print hubs with Konica Minolta kit

Service Graphics has begun to roll out Konica Minolta machinery across its UK network of print hubs, following the firm’s shift to a spoke-and-hub model in 2023.

Weilburger employs 70 staff, mostly in Germany
Stahl targets food, cosmetics and pharma markets

Stahl acquires packaging coatings manufacturer

Dutch coatings manufacturer Stahl has agreed to acquire Weilburger Graphics, a German manufacturer of varnishes, inks and adhesives.

IPIA general manager Brendan Perring introduced the report
Aims to strengthen UK print market

IPIA launches landmark research project at conference

The IPIA used its Annual Conference yesterday (29 August) to launch its new national print research and advocacy project, ‘A New Narrative for Print’.

Blagged grants from local authorities

Data director handed maximum ban

The director of a purported data business has received a maximum possible ban after making multiple fraudulent claims for Covid-related business support.

Grows reach among small and midsize printers

ePS acquires EPMS

eProductivity Software (ePS) has acquired American MIS specialist Enterprise Print Management Solutions (EPMS). 

CPF's new imaging systems can read text as well as QR and bar codes
Two new imaging systems

Clinical Print Finishers upgrades vision inspection system

Miniature print finishing specialist Clinical Print Finishers (CPF) has upgraded its pharmaceutical code readers with a pair of brand-new vision systems, from an undisclosed manufacturer.

Lores: Q1 performance particularly strong across our key growth areas
Sales up 2.4% year-on-year

HP revenue climbs in Q3

HP has reported that its sales for Q3 were up year-on-year, although revenue in its Printing division was down.