Print buying

HH Global has parted company with one of its long-serving directors.

Paperlinx UK owed creditors almost £53m, had a pension deficit of £180m, and owed HMRC nearly £10m in VAT at the time it was placed into administration.

Rapidity is making its first move into flatbed wide-format with new kit from Canon and Esko.

Grafenia has switched strategy and expects its Marqetspace and Nettl offerings to become “the mainstay” of the group’s business over the next three years.

Paperlinx’s Irish business is being sold to its management team, while its Scandinavian operations have been sold to Antalis International.

Middleton Paper has gone on a recruitment drive, adding four former Paperlinx employees to its team to cope with growing demand following the demise of the giant merchant.

A1 Trade Print has rebranded with a new name that better reflects its security print expertise.

Two European papermakers have announced plans to implement further price rises over the summer.

It’s the end of the line for Artisan Press after administrators at Deloitte confirmed there was no interest in the company as a going concern.

Fresh De La Rue boss Martin Sutherland has described polymer as “the substrate of the future” as the firm revealed year-end results that were in line with its downgraded expectations.