Print buying

Despair as UPM strike extended for third time
Printers, print buyers and paper merchants are in despair after UPM announced that strike action at its Finnish mills could be extended for a third time and by a further three weeks – until 12 March.

Tributes paid to Dave Williams
Industry associates have paid tribute to former Pindar technical director Dave Williams, who has died aged 71.

Finat warns on paper strike pressures on supply chain
Finat has warned that the continued union strike “in some Nordic paper mills” is posing severe lead time problems for European label converters.

Precision Proco in Cliftons acquisition and HP Indigo 100K install
Precision Proco Group (PPG) has acquired the trade finishing arm of Cliftons Bookbinders and taken delivery of an HP Indigo 100K at its Dagenham site.

RRD mystery buyer withdraws offer, group suffers cyber attack
The unnamed "strategic buyer" that made an unsolicited non-binding bid to acquire RR Donnelley for $11.50 (£8.48) per share in cash has withdrawn its offer.

Wide-format kit up for auction from closed Hampshire printer
A wide range of printing equipment along with a number of other assets is set to go to auction as its Alton-based owner enters liquidation.

Covid crisis results in 'long-term improvements' at Moo
Moo lost the equivalent of more than $1m a month during the pandemic-afflicted 2020 trading year as the business racked up exceptional costs of nearly $7m and sales of its core business card products...

Sad tale tops January’s most read
While our first 2022 listicle of the most-read articles on printweek.com could hardly be described as cheery collection, much like with the January skies, if you look hard enough there was the...

Salocin sets up standalone media agency
Nick Dixon’s The Salocin Group has created a new standalone media agency from Edit’s media team.

Fedrigoni UK launches annual calendar project
Fedrigoni UK has unveiled the latest edition of its annual calendar project, Fedrigoni 365.