Business

Industry exceeds expectations in worst Q4 for seven years
The fourth quarter of 2019 was the worst in years for the UK print industry, but nevertheless saw it outperform expectations in terms of both output and orders.

Design4Print upgrades bindery with Morgana spend
Design4Print has updated its bindery after taking on a new Mohr D66 guillotine and KB2000S perfect binder from Morgana.

DS Smith CFO to move on
DS Smith chief financial officer Adrian Marsh is set to leave the group to take on the same role at bookmaker William Hill.

Printers hit by storm double whammy
Printers across the country are in recovery mode after feeling the impact of the two storms that have wreaked havoc across the UK over the past two weeks.

Signracer reseller takes on industry veteran to fuel further growth
Wide-format specialist supplier Nth Degree Imaging (NDI) has taken on industry veteran Tony Talbot in the newly appointed role of commercial and marketing director.

News titles prosper amid gloomy magazine ABCs
A raft of news, politics and specialist titles have bucked the general downward trend in the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) consumer magazine reports.

Paragon appoints new CEO as Crean changes role
Sean Shine has stepped up to the chief executive role at Paragon Group and has set his sights on taking the £1bn business to the "next level".

£200m government print tender goes live
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has opened a new print tender worth £200m as it seeks a single supplier to host and manage its new print buying platform.

MAMS expands with new site
Mailing & Marketing Solutions (MAMS) has expanded its paper wrapping capabilities by setting up a new site – becoming the UK’s largest user of CMC wrapping machines in the process.

KB Digital enhances book finishing with Morgana spend
KB Digital has bolstered its finishing capabilities after taking on a Morgana PowerSquare 160 bookletmaker.