Print buying

Fergus Bailie: Our mission is to create an entrepreneurial collective

Baird Group rebrands and starts M&A hunt

Former print powerhouse The Baird Group has rebranded and relocated and set a course for aggressive growth partly fuelled by M&A.

Smith: "There is a new dynamic and it’s an exciting time"

Durham Box boosts Nozomi offer with white ink

Durham Box has added the white UV LED ink option to its EFI Nozomi corrugated printer as the business expands its offering into new markets including e-commerce.

Crown Commercial Service's £200m contract went live in June

£200m SME print buying platform goes live

APS Group has launched a new public sector print buying platform targeted at SME print suppliers after winning a £200m contract from the Crown Commercial Service (CCS).

Branding opportunities continue to be missed, said report

Macfarlane study highlights pandemic's packaging impact

Macfarlane Packaging’s latest 'Unboxing' survey has highlighted how online retailers are responding to the environmental concerns of consumers.

New Colorstream for 'white paper in' offering was installed over the summer

Integrity revamps offering and launches Integrity Connect

Integrity Print has used the Covid-19 hiatus to complete a major revamp of its Lasermail offering with a £1.2m spend and a new brand.

Loach (left) with Durst UK MD Peter Bray

Insitu in Durst first as it homes in on opportunities

Retail specialist Insitu Group is cementing its pre-lockdown installation of the UK and Ireland’s first Durst P5 350 hybrid with a focus on automation and a strategic sales shift to position itself...

60 seconds with Trade Canvas Print

Trade Canvas Print began life in 2005 “a bit by accident”. Managing director Ben Fecci had a knee operation which didn’t go to plan, which meant he had a lot of time on his hands but limited mobility.

Signage and point-of-sale have been reasonably resilient

Mixed bag for Grafenia

Grafenia has reported an uptick in trading but has warned that the usually busy September to December period will be hit by Covid-19 restrictions.

Rule of Six had already impacted the industry, ahead of new restrictions

‘Lockdown part two’: industry reacts

Industry bodies have reacted with understandable concern to the latest government restrictions around Covid-19.

BoardingPass has checked more than 10,000 files for free so far

Enfocus updates free PDF checker

Enfocus has released an update for its latest PDF checking too, BoardingPass, which is still available under a free public beta.