12 months in print

Review of 2023: September

Freemans stopped producing a catalogue after 118 years and over a billion copies printed

Our annual round-up of all the big news stories from the past 12 months – September.

Stockport-based Digital ID was named as the company at the centre of a cyber attack and data breach that potentially involved the details of thousands of Metropolitan Police staff... Paragon further expanded its continental footprint with the acquisition of Canon’s Business Services subsidiary in France. Paragon took on more than 400 people working at the French operations as a result... Tradeprint completed a £6m investment in its litho and wide-format production setup, and took the wraps off an LED-UV Push-to-Stop spec Speedmaster XL 106... After 118 years and over a billion copies printed, retailer Freemans stopped presses on its store catalogue... 92-year-old media mogul Rupert Murdoch announced plans to step back from his role as chairman of News Corporation and Fox Corporation– but said he was not retiring... Xerox announced that it would not be exhibiting at Drupa 2024, prompting show organisers to radically reshuffle one of the event’s ‘digital’ halls... Radio Times celebrated its centenary with a bumper issue, four front covers, and additional merch to mark the occasion... Prime minister Rishi Sunak was among the raft of voices that endorsed Metsä Tissue’s decision to open a new manufacturing site in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire... The National Trust’s Handbook will be printed outside the UK for the first time after Walstead Group lost the job following a tender process. The contract was won by Spain’s Einsa Print... Regional news publisher National World stepped up its efforts to become the next owner of The Telegraph Media Group... Catherine, Princess of Wales visited historic textile printer Standfast & Barracks as part of a tour of northern textile manufacturers... Xerox vowed to purchase all of the company’s shares that were owned by activist investor Carl Icahn for around $542m (£442m).