News

TripleArc acquires HFS in 8.6m deal

TripleArc has expanded into data management and direct mail fulfilment with the acquisition of Stream Direct Communications and its subsidiary StreamGWC.

API to sell wing as it switches strategy focus

Packaging group API is to sell its converted products division as it shifts its strategy towards the foil and laminate sectors.

Appointments herald expansion at Tag Worldwide

Tag Worldwide plans to expand further following the appointment of Electronic Solutions managing director David Russell.

Leach invests in new site

Leach Colour has invested 2m in a new 3,000m2 site in Huddersfield as part of plans to expand in the large-format sector.

Five-year plan to archive local news complete

A five-year, 7.3m project to scan all local British newspapers produced between 1700 and 1950 onto almost indestructible microfilm has been completed.

MPG buys Agfa kit to eliminate repro log jams

MPG Books has bought a host of Agfa pre-press kit in a 600,000 investment at its site in Bodmin, Cornwall.

Battle to save Parkside jobs

Administrators for Parkside Flexibles are hopeful of saving the 200 jobs at the Normanton plant.

Polestar to handle IPC womens mag

Polestar has expanded its contract with IPC Media with a 3.5m run for new womens weekly launch <i>Pick Me Up</i>, in what will be the UKs biggest-ever magazine sampling campaign.

Map reveals cost of McNaughton deal

Map Merchants is making 55 redundancies as part of its merger of Modo Merchants with James McNaughton resulting in a one-off cost of 4.2m (E6m).

Quebecor wins Metro weekly

Quebecor World has won a New Year fillip with the launch of London recruitment weekly <i>Metro Plus</i>.

TJ International installs Solprint for move to JDF

TJ International has completed its pressroom move to JDF with the installation of i-tebas Solprint MIS on all four Heidelberg Speedmaster presses.

WLT, Crusader form Yorkshire package tie-up

Two Yorkshire-based packaging firms have merged in a bid to create a comprehensive supplier.

Clowes plans 2.5m kit refit

Suffolk book printer Clowes is planning to invest up to 2.5m in finishing and pressroom kit in 2005, according to managing director Ian Foyster.

Bezier prints PoS material for Boots

Bezier has produced a raft of in-store Point of Sale (PoS) material for retail giant Boots.

Inca reports surge in profits

Inca Digital Printers has more than trebled its profits in 2003/4, and increased turnover by almost 3m.