News

Pre-press industry veteran Mike Dagger passed away on Sunday (2 September) at the age of 64 following a long battle with cancer.

More paper price rises are on the way next month with merchants issuing letters outlining increases of up to 8% after receiving notification from the mills of the need to put prices up.

Packaging giant DS Smith has reported trading in line with its expectations in an update relating to the period since 1 May 2018.

Falkland Press has rebranded as Printed Easy to reflect the firm’s decision to focus wholly on online sales via its associated website.

Williams Lea Tag (WLT) has acquired computer-generated imagery specialist Taylor James in a move to become one of the world’s leading omni-channel marketing partners to global brands.

Royal Mail has expanded its overseas reach with the acquisition of North American parcels delivery firm Dicom Canada.

Talk Design & Print has acquired commercial printer Zest’s assets and goodwill.

Xaar has posted a 39% slump in underlying revenues and £1.1m loss for the first half of the year, leading chief executive Doug Edwards to admit that his 2020 growth target of £220m turnover is now...

Essex-based branded clothing producer ImageOn has invested in a Mimaki CJV150-130 wide-format print-cutter, enabling it to bring colour printing in-house.

Cologne District Court has opened insolvency proceedings over German paper mill Zanders’ assets.

Callprint’s Liverpool-based operation has been mothballed as the administrator manages the pre-pack sale of the bulk of the business to Hobs Group.

Route One Print will become the first UK company to install a Landa S10P Nanographic printing press, in a move the firm believes will help facilitate a broader shift to print-on-demand models.

O’Donnell Moonshine spirits come in four different flavours, each with a name more colourful and evocative than the last – ‘High Proof’, ‘Roasted Apple’, ‘Bitter Rose’, and ‘Tough Nut’. Flavours this...

Overmatter’s tea was on the screen after happening upon a hilarious LinkedIn post from Rapidity managing director Paul Manning, who’s recruiting a new production manager for the firm’s...

Callprint’s trade and assets have been bought in a pre-pack by Hobs Group and are set to be rolled into its reprographics business.