Print buying

Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) has been confirmed as the first pilot customer for Heidelberg’s B1 sheetfed inkjet press, the Primefire 106.

St Ives has been dealt another blow with the loss of its contract to produce monochrome books for HarperCollins, which will result in a multimillion-pound hit to the group’s sales and profits.

Long-established family-owned magazine printer Headley Brothers has been put up for sale and has filed for protection from its creditors while the sale process is executed.

Nick Alexander has thrown in the towel at Garnett Dickinson and the web offset printer has been sold in a pre-pack deal.

Nick Alexander, the former owner of Garnett Dickinson Print, has spoken out about the reasons behind the pre-pack sale of the business.

In a trading update released today (19 January), Communisis has said its trading for the year to 31 December 2016 finished in line with expectations.

Excitement over a potential new Cimpress site in the midlands has proved short-lived – the firm has shelved its plans, for now at least.

Cimpress appears to be in the process of setting up a new production facility in the UK, with recruitment for a number of roles underway.

Hubert Burda Media’s takeover of Radio Times publisher Immediate Media has been confirmed.

Lecta’s private equity owners intend to sell the papermaker, according to reports.

Immediate Media paper manager Steve Wehrle has retired after more than 50 years of service.

The first books printed by Canon as part of the Room to Read literacy programme have reached schoolchildren in South Africa.