- Langley Holdings' deal to buy Manroland's sheetfed arm has been approved by the German Cartel office. Meanwhile it has emerged the company could also be poised to buy Manroland GB out of administration.
- Goodhead Group owner Sir John Madejski is poised to sell a substantial stake of Reading Football Club, which he also owns, to Thames Sports Investment (TSI) in a deal rumoured to be worth £40m.
- Former Bezier chief executive Mark Shaw has joined Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) as business development director, teaming up with former rival Simon Ward in what the company has dubbed "a statement of intent" to further grow its presence in the retail space.
- Robert Horne will close its remaining seven commercial print regional sales offices and create a single national customer service centre at its Northampton HQ to make the business "fit for the future".
- On-demand trailblazer Precision Printing has doubled its digital print capacity with a £1m investment in two additional HP Indigo 7500s as the company ramps up for its busiest period, when it will be processing up to 35,000 orders a day.
- Brilliant Media scooped the top honour at last Friday's BAPC annual conference by being crowned the association's Company of the Year.