Print buying
Industry specialist releases sales lifestyle advice book
A print sales specialist has published a book offering advice on how to apply the theory of the lifestyle aspects of selling into practice.
Stanley Lane finds further fame
Octogenarian artisan printer Stanley Lane's search for a successor received a further boost this week with an appearance on Radio 4’s The Untold.
Vogue uses silver and neon for September issue
Windles Group has printed the covers for Vogue’s landmark September issue, the first covers the group has printed for the upmarket publisher.
TI, Kelsey and Hearst all make paper wrap moves
The shift to paper wrapping in favour of polywrapping is gathering pace, with three major publishers opting to make switches, including venerable weekly Country Life moving to paper wrap for its...
Reach chief executive Simon Fox to step down
Simon Fox will step down as chief executive of publishing group Reach next month.
Mammoth print job in works ahead of Brexit deadline
Preparations for a possible no deal Brexit will result in another huge print job, with all 27m households in the UK set to receive an ‘everything you need to know’ leaflet ahead of the 31 October...
Ideas wanted for future banknote security print tech
A call for innovations that could become security features on future banknotes has been launched by the Defence & Security Accelerator (DASA) and the Bank of England.
Arjobex bought by French private equity firm
France-based private equity firm Prudentia Capital has acquired the Arjobex group of businesses, which includes UK manufacturing base Arjobex Limited in Clacton-on-Sea.
Evans to step down as PCP MD
Precision Colour Printing managing director Alex Evans will step down next year, with a successor already appointed to take over as part of a phased transition.
Grafenia raises £4m through share placing
Grafenia has raised just over £4m through a share placing to facilitate further acquisitions and investments, including the development of Nettl.
SFO launches probe into De La Rue
It never rains but it pours for De La Rue. The Serious Fraud Office has announced an investigation into its activities in South Sudan, just ahead of the PLC’s annual general meeting at which dissident...
US mega-merger is called off
The industry mega-merger between US print giants Quad/Graphics and LSC Communications is off – with Quad having to stump up a $45m fee as a result – after the two firms “mutually agreed” to terminate...