Print buying

Mediahuis Ireland acquires Paramount Packaging
Mediahuis Ireland, through its subsidiary Reach Group, has acquired Irish business Paramount Packaging to support Mediahuis’ strategy to support its news wholesale business.

IPIA conference aims to help industry overcome challenges
The IPIA is setting out to assist the print industry with overcoming critical market challenges at its Autumn Conference later this month.

National World agrees new print deal with Newsquest
National World is moving print production for its titles in England and Scotland to Newsquest, ending its long-standing production agreements with Associated Print Holdings’ Dinnington and Thurrock...

In2Print enters exhibition market with Backen Wright buy
Cheltenham mixed-discipline printer In2Print has launched itself into the exhibition market with the purchase of nearby wide-format printer Backen Wright.

Simon Biltcliffe to champion Oxford Brookes students
Webmart founder and executive chairman Simon Biltcliffe is returning as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Oxford Brookes University.

Andreou expands with packaging buy
Peter Andreou has expanded his printing industry interests with the acquisition of Affinity Packaging.

French group buys Simply Cartons
Simply Cartons has been acquired by Autajon, giving the France-headquartered global packaging group its first foothold in the UK.

FDM secures £2m election deal
FDM has secured the contract to produce up to 18m ballot papers for the 2024 London Mayor and Assembly elections.

DemandBridge partners with Peecho to add worldwide print
Customers of US e-commerce platform DemandBridge will now be able to put orders through to printers around the world, following a partnership between it and Dutch print broker service Peecho.

Baldwin Technology partners with TimsonsCPI on presses
TimsonsCPI is developing new, upgraded, and retrofitted presses with the assistance of Baldwin Technology to support recent growing demand for printed books.