Business

The Mailshop invests in paper wrap and appoints Maybury
Direct mail fulfilment specialist The Mailshop (TMS) has invested £650,000 in new paper wrapping and inkjet machinery and appointed former Sunline Direct Mail chairman Nigel Maybury as its new...

Ainsley Signs boosts efficiency with Bubble Free Pro Applicator
Ainsley Signs has taken on a Bubble Free Pro Applicator from Josero to improve its production and finishing efficiency.

Better together: print M&A activity shows no sign of abating
While mergers and acquisitions are nothing new in print, the latest PrintWeek Top 500 found that there were at least 77 deals involving UK printers between March 2018 and March 2019 – the busiest...

BPIF rebrands and calls for renewal
Eyes were on the future at the BPIF’s annual general meeting, which took place in London on Tuesday 9 July as part of its yearly members’ day. The main focus of the all-day event, held at the St Bride...

M&A reflects exciting opportunities
As highlighted in this issue’s briefing pages, it seems that there has been something of a summer growth-spurt of M&A activity across the printing industry.

HH Global in record year
HH Global has achieved a record financial year once again, with full-year revenue up by 22.2% and net revenue up by 25.3% year-on-year.

Scheufelen boss starts new paper company
The chief executive of failed German paper mill Scheufelen has started a new paper company employing 26 of his previous firm’s 95 staff.

Reach in early talks to acquire JPI Media assets
Reach has confirmed that it is in the early stages of discussions in relation to acquiring “certain of JPI Media’s assets”.

Shipping company fined after driver struck by paper reel
A shipping company must pay nearly £40,000 after a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver was injured when he was struck by a paper reel that was being loaded onto his trailer.

Intuprint becomes Vulcan distributor and makes new hire
Pressroom and pre-press consumables manufacturer and supplier Intuprint has become the official UK distributor for the Vulcan range of printing blankets and taken on a new blanket conversion and...