Print buying

Premier makes Irish acquisition
Premier Paper Group has acquired Dublin-based paper merchant GPMI to open up a new geographical market for the business.
Bespoke print specialist files admin intention
The future for one of the UK’s leading creative digital printing firms is unclear after the business filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.

CarbonQuota receives institutional investment
Funds associated with private equity investment firm Codex Capital Partners have signed a binding agreement to invest in carbon advisory specialist CarbonQuota.

Royal Mail hit by cyber incident causing ‘severe disruption’
Royal Mail said it is experiencing “severe disruption” to its international export services this afternoon (11 January), following a cyber incident.

Spare: Prince Harry memoir goes on sale
Prince Harry’s memoir, Spare, printed by Clays in Suffolk, went on sale today (10 January) after stringent security operations reportedly saw it delivered to bookstores at the last minute from guarded...

City A.M. ends Friday print edition
City A.M. will cease the publication of one of its five daily print editions in response “to the new world of work” and will become a ‘digital-only’ publication on Fridays.

Printers await further details on new Energy Bills Discount Scheme
Some, but not all parts of the industry will benefit from enhanced support under the government’s new pared back Energy Bills Discount Scheme, amid a warning from the FSB that thousands of SME...

Fedrigoni launches calendar project themed on love
Fedrigoni has unveiled the latest edition of its annual calendar project, Fedrigoni 365.

Systematic appoints trio of directors following record year
Design, print and marketing business Systematic has appointed three new directors on the back of its most successful trading year to date.

Asteria buys Berkshire Labels in second British acquisition
European labels and packaging group Asteria has bought Berkshire Labels, its second acquisition in the UK.