Print buying

De La Rue produces polymer £10 for Clydesdale

Clydesdale Bank’s new £10 polymer banknote will go into circulation in September.

Multi-Color in £1bn deal for Constantia Flexibles’ label arm

US-headquartered global label giant Multi-Color Corporation has acquired Constantia Flexibles’ Label division in a €1.15bn (£1bn) deal that gives it a UK footprint nudging £100m.

Clayton Park trading status unclear

Lancashire finishing firm Clayton Park Print Finishing Services appears to have ceased trading.

Integrity adds label capacity with ABG Omega

Integrity Print has upped capacity and beefed up its high-volume label offering with a new conversion line from AB Graphic.

Headley Brothers hit for holdco Lithecat

The failure of Headley Brothers appears likely to result in a £6m hit for the former family owners of the business.

Displayways eyes next stage of growth

Displayways has rounded off a £500,000 capacity boosting kit reequip and site expansion as it looks to grow its new project management wing, which is headed by a recently appointed former St Ives...

New COO at Moo

Moo has appointed a former Vistaprint executive as its new chief operating officer.

Kodak upbeat on inkjet prospects

Kodak is making a multi-pronged attack on the packaging market with its existing high-speed inkjet technology, and has reported that development of its next-generation Ultrastream product is on...

Hickling & Squires ups stitching firepower

Hickling & Squires has upgraded its post-press facilities with a new Muller Martini Presto II saddlestitcher.

Grafenia plans global growth for Nettl, more M&A

Grafenia has posted a £1m loss but is now aiming for “a year of progress” with even more ambitious plans for its Nettl offering and aspirations to leverage its listed status.

Vivid adds Color-Logic option for metallic effects

Vivid Laminating Technologies has partnered with Color-Logic to provide its users with a cost-effective way of producing high-value metallic effects.

Metropolis buys raft of Ascential titles

Ascential has sold its last remaining UK ‘heritage’ magazine titles to Metropolis International in a £23.5m deal.