Print industry news roundup: Blue, MMP, PrintWorks North, PCP, Park

Stay up to date with your procurement supply chain thanks to print industry news at your fingertips. This week: Blue on verge of administration; Unite holds crisis talks with MMP after lockout; PrintWorks North buys Ryobi; PCP brings in Lightfoot; Park installs 10-colour perfector.

Blue Printing Group 'on verge of administration'
Blue Printing Group is expected to go into administration this afternoon or tomorrow, according to the would-be administrator.

Unite to hold emergency meeting with MMP after management lockout
Unite officials are to hold emergency negotiations with packaging company Mayr-Melnhof Packaging (MMP) today, after the first management lockout in the print industry for nearly 55 years this weekend.

Increased colour work prompts PrintWorks North to add five-colour Ryobi
Wetherby-based PrintWorks North has added a five-colour Ryobi 525GE press to handle increased demand for full colour work.

PCP recruits web offset veteran Lightfoot
David Lightfoot has joined Precision Colour Printing in a new operations role.

Park Communications continues expansion
Park Communications has invested in its latest Heidelberg Speedmaster, a 10-colour 102 perfector, on the back of a 16% hike in sales during 2011.