Dodgy doings dominate January
Shady goings on took the top spots in January’s list of most-read stories, but it wasn’t all bad news with investments from high-profile players in kit and people also getting their fair share of...
Benpac: why the Gallus deal failed
Benpac Holding has blamed “resistance” from the Gallus operations and the market in general, conflicts over future co-operation, and negative media reports for its decision not to complete its...
Pigs can fly
Jo Francis ponders the small print around Moonpig's flotation plans.
BFE updates finishing with double Morgana purchase
Business Forms Express (BFE) has bolstered its existing portfolio of Morgana kit with the purchase of two more machines – an AutoFold Pro and an EBA 6660 guillotine.
Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards returns for 2021
The Stationers’ Company has launched its 2021 Innovation Excellence Awards, the first since 2019 as the scheme was postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
ONS reveals Covid impact on print workers
Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed the level of Covid-related deaths across the print industry.
HH results reflect 'momentous' year
Sales at HH Global continued their upward trajectory in the group’s latest results, with margins also increasing – although exceptional costs and share-based payment expenses complicated the bottom...
Heidelberg: Gallus sale falls through
Heidelberg’s deal to sell Gallus Group to Benpac Holding has fallen through at the eleventh hour, after the scheduled €120m (£106m) payment for the business failed to materialise.
Partnerships power the possible
An award-winning business shares its experience of how a vendor partnership unlocked its potential despite the pandemic.
Arjobex acquires MDV Group
Arjobex Synthetic Papers has acquired Germany-based specialty papers and films manufacturer and coater MDV Group.
Next boosts in-house print op with Ricoh spend
Retailer Next has gone public with details about how its latest spend on Ricoh kit for its in-house print department helped the business adapt to Covid-19 trading restrictions.
Printed book sales pass 200m in 2020 despite pandemic
More than 200 million printed books were sold in the UK last year for the first time since 2012, despite the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.