Commercial

David is 48, has spent 23 years in print, is married with two children and his hobbies include eating out and sport.

Sheetfed magazine specialist Pensord is investing over £3.3m in highly automated kit as it rolls out a future-proofing strategy at the business centred on profitable capacity.

Henry Stone had less than £1,000 in the bank when it went bust earlier this year, and left behind a total shortfall of almost £3.5m.

Kingswood iOptus has been acquired out of administration by Paragon Group after the 23-year-old business hit cashflow problems.

Heidelberg chief executive Rainer Hundsdörfer has described his €3bn turnover target as “increasingly within our grasp”, despite the group posting a drop in sales its preliminary results.

Steve Turner has been promoted to managing director of Komori UK as part of a corporate reorganisation at the manufacturer’s European operations.

Koenig & Bauer said it is on track to meet its 2018 targets, despite its revenue falling by 16.1% year-on-year in Q1.

With April Fool’s Day coinciding with Easter Sunday this year, the associated ‘is it, or isn’t’ fun and frolics was relatively constrained.

A potential bid to resurrect the shuttered Henry Stone print site will not go ahead.

Label and flexible packaging specialist Mark Andy has acquired Direct Imaging press and plates specialist Presstek from its private equity owners, in the latest consolidation play among industry...