News

Greenleaf FM, part of the Paul Green Printing Group, has acquired the assets and goodwill of print and design business Trumps in a 500,000 deal from its administrative receiver, saving 23 jobs.

Guardian Media Group (GMG) is understood to be on the brink of an investment in a MAN Roland web press to print in the Berliner format.

Documedia has more than halved its losses and expects improvements this year following new contract wins.

Following its recent success selling the Ryobi 750 B2 press, Apex Digital Graphics has added two B2 metal platesetters to its range of metal and polyester B3 machines.

Centerprint the ex-inplant of Boots, part of the Beshara Press Group, was placed into administration on the 26 May with the loss of 10 jobs, largely due to the loss of a significant Boots contract.

Arvato has poached Steve Whitehead from Polestar having received the green light to build a 115m gravure plant in Liverpool.

MAN Roland chief executive Gerd Finkbeiner was in the country today (8 July) to perform the official opening of its new Great Britain office.

Former Premier Paper managing director Graham Griffiths has acquired paper merchant the Beswick Paper Group, for an undisclosed sum, and has not ruled out further acquisitions.

VNU Business Publications managing director Brin Bucknor has been awarded the annual chairmans award.

German computer-to-conventional-plate (CTCP) manufacturer basysPrint could be bought within the next few days, according to sources close to the firm.

Carrs Paper has been bought from administrator RSM Robson Rhodes by a team that includes two of its old management team.

The GPMU is to ballot St Ives Westerham Press members on industrial action following the firms move to lay off four out of its 19 press minders.

St Brides, the printers church, is hoping the industry will help it raise the final 200,000 needed to reach its 2004 re-endowment appeal target of 3.5m.

Tamworth-based consumables distributor Intuprint has bought Cresswell Offset Supplies.

Capital Print is to become an all-KBA house within three years after signing up to buy the UKs second super-wide Rapida 205 press.