Print buying

Datagraphic invests to support hybrid growth
Hybrid mail and critical document management specialist Datagraphic has expanded its enclosing firepower with a new, fully loaded inserter from Böwe Systec.

Paper merchanting luminary passes
Industry colleagues are mourning former National Association of Paper Merchants president Peter Shrive who passed away earlier this month aged 77.

Newspaper print plants change hands
DMG Media has acquired JPIMedia’s three newspaper printing sites ahead of an expected sale of the rest of the regional publishing group.

H&H Reeds invests for growth
Commercial and signage printer H&H Reeds has continued investing through the pandemic with a £100,000 strategic spend and recruitment drive to boost its signage capabilities.

London printers merge
Two long-established central London printers have merged to capitalise on the continuing requirement for fast turnaround printing in the capital, despite the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Parcels boom is boost to print
Worldwide parcel volumes exceeded more than 100bn for the first time last year according to the latest research from Pitney Bowes – before the spike in online ordering caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Roland DG expands cylinder options
Roland DG has developed a new sub £1,000 tool for its VersaUV LEF family of desktop UV flatbeds to enable direct-to-object printing on cylindrical items.

Walstead plays waiting game on M&A, expects more rivals will fail
Walstead group chief executive Paul Utting believes it is “inevitable” that some competitors will fail when government coronavirus support packages come to an end, with the web and gravure markets...

Westdale Press calls in administrators
Westdale Press has gone into administration after being fatally wounded by the double-whammy of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nettl doubles scholarship places
Grafenia is doubling the number of places available on its Nettl Academy Scholarship scheme after signing up the first batch of scholars.