Printers

Dan Clark and John Watson at Glasgow Press

Watson funds heritage print skills revival

Industry philanthropist John Watson OBE has helped a family-owned print business maintain the letterpress printing tradition by making a big donation to its work.

Thomas Dornan was founded in 1848. Image: Google Maps

Thomas Dornan in administration and auctioning assets

A printer that is reported to be the third oldest in the country is seeking a buyer for its assets after entering administration.

Family-owned firm was established more than 45 years ago

BCQ hits buffers, rescue deal in works

BCQ Group has filed a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators amid speculation the long-standing family firm could soon be under new ownership.

The event will feature speakers, networking opportunities, and a mini-expo

IPIA conference aims to help industry overcome challenges

The IPIA is setting out to assist the print industry with overcoming critical market challenges at its Autumn Conference later this month.

Moore: more than 35 years of PLC experience in senior financial roles

Interim CFO interregnum continues at De La Rue

De La Rue has appointed its second interim CFO as the search for a permanent replacement continues.

The industry has experienced a period of lingering and extreme cost pressures

Printing Outlook survey: concerns over competitors pricing below cost

Hopes for an upturn in trading during Q2 were thwarted according to the BPIF’s latest Printing Outlook survey.

UK regional newspapers' daily and weekly average circulation per issue

Report: print supply chain challenges pose existential threat to newspaper publishing

A new report into the future for local news media has described the next three-to-five years as a critical period, with industrial print provision for newspapers “entering its final phase”.

Andrew Tate with Top G issue one

Tate sets premium price point for new Top G comic

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate – currently facing charges of rape, human trafficking and forming an organised crime group in Romania – has launched a new comic, with the first edition priced at...

Cover art: spot the celeb

Beano ups print run for anniversary issue

Beano has celebrated its 85th anniversary with a special wraparound cover design and bumper print run.

HSE: incident could easily have been avoided

Garment printer fined after forklift incident

A garment printing specialist has been fined £40,000 after a delivery driver was badly injured by a forklift truck at its premises.