Business

Elizabeth Bowerman sets up shop with Thistle and Rose consultancy

Elizabeth Bowerman, former head of UK sales for Stephen Austin and co-founder of the Young People in Print action group, has founded a print consultancy focused on helping print firms grow their...

De La Rue plans to substantially grow its polymer banknote business

Currency orders boom at De La Rue

Business is booming at De La Rue’s Currency business, with growth at the unit now expected to be “significantly higher” than previous guidance, amid the PLC’s ongoing sale process.

Footprint picks up marketing expertise in new merger

Hampshire marketing and print business Footprint has completed its third acquisition in 12 months, bringing onboard the seven-person marketing firm Freedom-CS to launch a dedicated marketing business...

Football and Taylor Swift boost Reach results

Reach CEO Jim Mullen has again hailed the “expert management” of the group’s print business, as it continues to underpin growth at its digital operations.

Quad/Graphics European print ops now under new ownership

Quad/Graphics has completed the $42m (£33m) sale of its European printing operations, including its huge web offset and sheetfed plant in Poland.

(L-R) Jon Webb and James Callaghan set up the London Film Lab in January 2024

Blue Sky Printing eyes further expansion as it turns 10

A printer that started as a small Christmas market stall in Chelmsford and has grown into two stores in Essex and a London location is celebrating 10 years in business this month and targeting further...

The Palo Alto, California-headquartered firm employed around 58,000 worldwide as of 2024

HP plans up to 2,000 job cuts to secure against macro threats; posts 2.4% growth

HP has said it plans to cut between 1,000-2,000 jobs this year as part of a structural savings programme that will save the business an additional $300m (£234m) for its Future Ready restructuring...

Papkot's coatings have been extensively validated across a wide range of paper substrates

Fedrigoni invests in packaging tech start-up Papkot

Fedrigoni has acquired a minority stake in packaging technology start-up Papkot.

Reflections shuts, employees left in lurch

Staff at Reflections Print Finishers have been left out of work and unpaid after the business was abruptly shuttered.

Service Graphics exits Cheadle, expands Skelmersdale

Service Graphics is relocating its Cestrian and Image Group operations to Skelmersdale after the landlord decided to terminate the lease on its Cheadle site.