Web offset
Linda Boyes parts company with Mike Newbould
York Media boss Linda Boyes has dispensed with the services of Mike Newbould Junior at her new web offset start-up venture.
YM Group: what went wrong?
There are lots of odd things about the current situation at YM Group, where more than 500 people are out of work after the sudden fall into administration of its three web offset sites.
Koenig & Bauer sticks with 'strict' price discipline
Koenig & Bauer has said that hitting its year-end targets will be "significantly more challenging" as it holds firm on prices in face of continuing competitor pressure, with order intake slipping and...
Walstead seals fresh finance deal with Close
Walstead Group has agreed a new facility with Close Brothers Asset Finance as part of a simplification of financing across the business.
Inquest returns verdict on Bicester fatality
The death of a paper reel clamp truck driver at Walstead Bicester has been ruled an accident.
Inquest underway into Bicester fatality
An inquest is underway into the death of Wayne Riggall, who died last year in an incident involving a clamp truck at Walstead Bicester.
Print still key for Edinburgh Fringe despite volume reduction
Print “still has an important role to play” in the promotion of the Edinburgh Fringe according to the festival’s Fringe Society, despite its ongoing drive to reduce the volume of printed material...
Record sales for Walstead at half-year amid 'maelstrom'
Walstead chairman Mark Scanlon believes insolvency “remains a real threat” for some competitors, but said his own group’s position was very different as the business announced its highest sales yet at...
ProCo in £2m HP and Böwe spend
ProCo has installed a new HP PageWide T240 HD web press and two Böwe Systec 9G insertion lines in a £2m investment that repositions its Stansted wing as a high-volume digital production hub.
K&B boss derides competitor price cuts
Koenig & Bauer’s chief executive has taken a very public side swipe at price cutting by competitors – naming Heidelberg, Bobst and Komori – in the group’s half-year results.
Evans to step down as PCP MD
Precision Colour Printing managing director Alex Evans will step down next year, with a successor already appointed to take over as part of a phased transition.
K&B reaffirms financial targets
Koenig & Bauer has reaffirmed that it is on track to meet its sales and profit targets for this year in the light of last week’s trading outlook warning from arch-rival Heidelberg.