Business

New Heidelberg CEO sets out ambitions for growth

Fresh Heidelberg CEO Jürgen Otto has outlined his three priorities for growth at the manufacturer – including doing more to leverage its manufacturing know-how and global sales and service network –...

Koenig & Bauer confirms operational guidance; reveals more about ‘Spotlight’ programme

Koenig & Bauer has confirmed that its operating earnings will reach the lower end of the forecast range of €25m (£21m) to €40m in 2024 and that it will achieve its revenue target of around €1.3bn...

Software Circle: focus is on software businesses in specialist verticals

Software Circle grows health and social care offering

Software Circle has added to its growing family of niche software businesses with another buy.

De La Rue: banknote demand is at its lowest level for more than 20 years

'More entities involved' as De La Rue sale talks progress

Potential buyers have carried out due diligence on De La Rue’s two divisions, with negotiations ongoing and a further update on the future ownership of the historic company expected before the end of...

James Cropper posts loss after tough year

James Cropper has reported on a “challenging” year with sales down 21% and a pre-tax loss filed.

Nettl Systems sales down amid Works Manchester fall-out

Sales are up at Software Circle on the back of growth at its various acquired businesses, but the performance of Nettl Systems was hit by the ongoing impact of the PFI Group debacle.

Printers urged to review DRP after CrowdStrike chaos

Print bosses are being urged to review their disaster recovery plans and be aware of the increased risk of phishing attacks after last week’s massive global IT outage.

Cooper: "This machine is to be delivered at a pivotal moment for our business"

The Encore Group returns to Bobst to increase capacity

The Encore Group has invested in a third Bobst Novacut die-cutter to respond to a period of sustained growth.

Paragon reduces footprint, plans Accrington closure

Paragon plans to shut its Accrington trade printing operation amid ongoing challenges in its markets, and could also rent out spare space at the Leeds site originally built for Lettershop.

Q2 2024 saw a net increase of 17.2% in the companies expanding their events budgets

Strongest marketing budget growth to benefit wide-format and mail

The UK has seen its strongest upward revision to marketing budgets in a decade, with companies’ financial prospects at their most positive in nearly three years, according to new research.