Print management

Williams Lea Tag is laying off around 100 staff, as speculation mounts that news about the sell-off of the business could be imminent.

Bluetree Group has given its print procurement brand, Bluetree Connect, a massive fillip with the appointment of a new director, staff and the allocation of additional resources.

Apogee Corporation has hit the M&A trail again with the acquisition of Cambridgshire-based Canon equipment reseller Clarke Office Solutions.

Adare is instituting what it is referring to as the “next phase” of its evolution by dissolving parent company Adare Group, leaving its two subsidiaries as standalone companies.

Three print companies have formed a new £16m-turnover outfit, MyLogicalGroup, aiming to provide an all-round pre-press, printing and print management service.

Williams Lea Tag owner Deutsche Post DHL is understood to have completed a number of key steps needed to facilitate the sale of the business.

Blackburn-based commercial printer Empine Print has launched Empine Education, a sub-brand, dedicated solely to printing for the education sector.

Adare International’s new UK managing director Tracy Ellison is looking to boost the print manager’s UK operation, after the company was split into three segments at the end of last year.

Leeds-based Snap Print Management has merged with its sister company, mail specialist RNB Group, and will now operate as the group's print management arm.

Adare International is in the final stages of transitioning a Coca-Cola print management contract worth around €80m (£69m) a year.

Print management firm Hague Print has resumed its stroll on the M&A path with its first 2017 acquisition.

Managed print services provider and kit reseller Apogee Corporation has acquired rival Danwood Group, taking group revenue above the £250m mark.