Print buying

Calls for Home Office to reverse 'outrageous' passport decision

A huge row has erupted after news that the £490m UK passport contract has been awarded to Franco-Dutch firm Gemalto was leaked to the media – prior to any official announcement from the Home Office –...

De La Rue shares fall as CFO quits

De La Rue’s chief financial officer is leaving the business, as the group’s share price fell by nearly 20% after it said upcoming results would be at the lower end of City expectations – and there is...

Historic printer Stones in administration after cash crisis

Henry Stone has gone into administration just four months after the collapse of its ill-fated venture into web offset at Stones Ashford, and will be wound down immediately.

New owner of SP and Service Graphics outlines plans

The new owner of Service Graphics and SP Group has pledged to "revitalise" the businesses under private ownership.

CirclePrinters in web offset buy

In the latest consolidation move in the high-volume printing arena CirclePrinters has made another acquisition, and has also set its sights on possible buys in the UK.

St Ives sells wide-format wing for £6m

St Ives has sold its £106.3m turnover wide-format printing businesses for £6m to the former owner of Aylesford Newsprint.

'Beast from the East' causes printers problems

Printers across the UK are battling blizzards and road closures as they strive to keep the presses turning, but the extreme weather conditions have forced at least one company to enact a temporary...

Time Inc UK sale confirmed

Time Inc UK's new owner has pledged to bring "clarity and simplicity" to the business, which has become the latest publishing group to be acquired by a private equity house.

Printed Easy first with "game-changing" Indigo 12000 HD

Printed Easy is poised to install the first two HP Indigo 12000 HD presses in Europe in a major upgrade of its B2 digital facilities.

Time Inc UK slims production team, sale still TBC

Speculation is mounting over the outcome of the sale process at Time Inc UK, while the publisher has restructured its production function with almost half of the department's staff departing as a...

Tributes paid to Joanne Hurst

Industry colleagues have paid tribute to Joanne Hurst, the former European catalogue production manager at mail order clothing company Lands' End, who has died.

Print continues decline in latest magazine ABCs

The latest consumer magazine reports from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) have shown a continued overall decline for print, although some sectors bucked the trend.