Print buying
Major print buyer adopts new hybrid gravure paper
A new hybrid paper suitable for gravure or heatset web offset printing is now available thanks to a collaboration between Craft Worldwide, papermaker Leipa and printer Prinovis.
Premier Paper acquired by Japan Pulp & Paper
Paper merchant Premier Paper Group has been acquired by Japan Pulp and Paper Company (JPP).
Grafenia exec sets up a new Nettl
Grafenia director Neil Cousins is stepping down from his executive role at the business to set up a new Nettl, and will forgo a six-figure earn-out payment as a result.
UPM to shut down PM10 later this month
UPM has concluded the employee consultation process at its Plattling mill in Bavaria and will shut down paper machine 10 (PM10) later this month.
Thamesdown Marketing Services enters administration
Swindon-based mailing house Thamesdown Marketing Services has gone into administration, with the loss of 45 jobs.
PCP brings laminating in-house
Precision Colour Printing (PCP) has boosted its in-house finishing options with a six-figure investment in a new laminator.
YM becomes biggest magazine supplier to Reach
YM Group has expanded its relationship with publisher Reach with the addition of three weekly magazine contracts.
EBB expands with Irish acquisition
Family-owned merchant Elliott Baxter (EBB) has made a substantial expansion to its cartonboard business with the acquisition of UniBoard.
De La Rue to cut 170 jobs, Unite blames passport loss
De La Rue has launched a consultation at its Gateshead Plant that could result in the loss of 170 jobs, with union Unite laying the blaming squarely on the company’s loss of its £490m UK passport...
Priplak escapes Arjowiggins following MBO
Polypropylene sheet manufacturer and distributor Priplak has untangled itself from Arjowiggins following a management buyout led by its chief executive Thomas Godey.
Paragon CC calls time on Jarrow site
Paragon Customer Communications has announced plans to shut its fulfilment site in Jarrow as it consolidates operations across fewer sites.
US gov’t attempts to block Quad/LSC merger
US group Quad/Graphics said it intends to “vigorously defend” its proposed acquisition of rival LSC Communications, in response to a lawsuit from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) which is seeking to...