Print buying

Express buyout could be blocked by Trinity Mirror shareholders

Shareholders at Trinity Mirror have said they are prepared to block a proposed takeover of the Express if the price agreed with owner Richard Desmond is too high, according to a Telegraph report.

M&S decides on point-of-sale roster

St Ives has retained part of its Marks & Spencer point-of-sale work following a contract review, with the retailer opting to switch from a sole supplier arrangement to using multiple print suppliers...

Fears mount over Carillion contagion

Printing industry firms will be among thousands of suppliers counting the cost after this week’s dramatic collapse of outsourcing giant Carillion.

Communisis upbeat ahead of results

Shares in Communisis are at a near four-year high after the PLC gave an upbeat trading update for its full year.

Paragon CC installs high-end verification system

Paragon Customer Communications has enhanced the specialist print inspection and verification facilities at its Peterborough site with new equipment from Lake Image Systems that provides 100% accuracy...

Tod boosts wide-format offering with new Nyala

Creative print specialist Tod has upgraded its wide-format offering with the installation of a new SwissQprint Nyala 2.

Stones Ashford shortfall tops £4m

Stones Ashford had an estimated deficiency of more than £4m when it was shut down, with sister site Henry Stone in Banbury named as one of the firm’s largest creditors.

Rapidity hits M&A trail

Rapidity has expanded onto a second site with the acquisition of litho and digital printer Lefa Print.

Blue passports to return, print contract still TBC

UK passports will revert to the navy blue colour first introduced almost a century ago as part of the changes around Brexit.

Print Evolved marks 20 years in web-to-print with new press install

Web-to-print software developer and printer Print Evolved has celebrated its 20th birthday with the installation of a new litho press and a raft of upgrades to its flagship Cognitu software.

Liquidators take control at Stones Ashford

Liquidators have at last been appointed at Stones Ashford, four weeks after the site ceased operations.

Sappi to acquire Cham Paper’s speciality paper business

Paper producer Sappi has signed an agreement to acquire the speciality paper business of Cham Paper Group Holding (CPG) for CHF146.5m (£110m).