Business

Vehicle livery and signmaking specialist Allen Signs has taken on an apprentice to help it keep up with new business wins.

Baker Labels has invested more than £650,000 in two new Digicon Series 3 finishers from AB Graphic (ABG) to increase its capabilities and satisfy the increasing demands of its trade customers.

Commercial printer Print Revolution has been acquired by Nottingham-headquartered creative agency Ginger Root.

Callprint is understood to be courting buyers as a notice of intention to appoint administrators at the London-headquartered group was posted at the High Court.

PMG Print Management is set to take on the Coast-to-Coast cycling challenge to raise money for St David’s Hospice.

Coventry Building Society’s in-house print operation has invested in a B2 Horizon AFC-566FG fully automated combination folder to boost its production capabilities.

Hertfordshire-based commercial printer The Print Centre (TPC) has bolstered its in-house lamination capability by investing nearly £35,000 in a new Komfi Delta 52 industrial thermal B2 laminator.

HP Inc’s revenue increased by 12% year-on-year in Q3, from $13bn (£10.1bn) to $14.6bn, with its Printing division continuing its current growth with sales up by 11%, from $4.68bn to $5.19bn.

Strike action at Communisis’ cheque plant in Crewe has been suspended after management made a revised offer to Unite members in a bid to resolve the pay dispute.

STM Packaging Group has fallen into administration after becoming another victim of the ‘Blue Planet effect’.

German paper mill Zanders has invested around €7m (£6.27m) in converting its on-site power plant from hard coal to natural gas.

Cimpress has acquired a majority stake in San Francisco-based apparel company Vida & Co in order to “push the boundaries” of what it can achieve in its target markets.