News

Communisis business stationery arm BBF has picked up a 400,000 contract to produce raffle tickets for disability charity Motability.

Heights (UK) has parted company with managing director Andrew Brian for the second time in five years, when he left to join print.com.

Face Creative Services has merged with Colour Digital Printing Company to create what the two believe will be Londons most comprehensive digital print service.

Italian papermaking group Fedrigoni plans to expand its business in the packaging sector and is looking to open a new sales office in the next year.

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.