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New lease agreed

Reflections Print Finishers to reopen this week

Reflections Print Finishers is set to reopen tomorrow following a hiatus when employees were locked out of its premises.

Information gap

Admins confirmed at TJ Books

Administrators have been appointed at TJ Books but there is still no word from managing director Andy Watts on what the future holds for the business.

Follows Bucks contract win

FDM wins Oxford Council electoral contract

Mailing print firm FDM Document Solutions has won a three-year contract to print and mail electoral material for Oxford Council, just weeks after clinching a deal for Buckinghamshire’s revenues and...

The firm's new machine splits 5,000 orders a day with another six-colour Iridesse
Six-colour Iridesse

Minuteman Press King’s Lynn updates Xerox lineup

Minuteman Press King’s Lynn has installed a new Xerox Iridesse six-colour toner press.

TJ Books is based in Padstow, Cornwall. Image: Google Maps
Six months after Charlesworth deal

TJ Books looks to appoint admins

TJ Books has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator, just six months after it bought Charlesworth’s business and assets from that company’s administrators in a pre-pack deal.

Current timeframes are insufficient

Election print and postal pressures highlighted in AEA report

The Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) has put forward a raft of recommendations that would – if adopted – make future elections less stressful for specialist print and mailing providers.

The WS Print manufacturing facility near Nuremberg
Strengthens existing product portfolio

Langley expands print wing with consumables buy

Langley Holdings has expanded its Print Technologies division with the acquisition of a specialist printing chemicals manufacturer.

Some suppliers were awarded several lots
Calls for various services

Latest tenders include new university print framework

A major new framework agreement from a university is one of several print tenders currently up for grabs via the government’s Find A Tender service.

Workarounds developed

CPI tackles cyber attack

Book printer CPI UK has called in specialist technical experts to tackle a cyber attack that has impacted its IT systems.  

Clarke: "It speeds up the whole process"
Installed last month

Vario Press enhances bindery with Horizon install

Vario Press has invested in a Horizon BQ-500 iCE perfect binder to enhance its production and streamline digital print processes and to strengthen its offline trade service.

Mondi: disposals are conditional on approval from Russian Federation officials
Schumacher deal expected to complete in H1

Mondi order books improve amid challenging environment

Mondi CEO Andrew King has described the group’s performance last year as “resilient” amid a challenging trading environment, with the figures also revealing €13m (£10.75m) in costs related to its...

Significant step in Kelsey's growth strategy

Mortons sells media wing, printing operations retained

Kelsey Media has acquired Mortons Media Group’s publishing and events divisions, while its print and mailing business does not form part of the deal and is set to continue separately.

Various news and leisure titles have performed well
Subscriptions strong

Importance of magazine ABCs stressed; print growth limited

The IPA, ISBA and the PPA have penned a letter reminding the advertising industry about the importance of certified data in supporting trusted ad trading; with the latest report showing mixed results...

The SBL was installed on 15 January
Running at 4,500sph

Raiseprint installs UK-first die-cutter from SBL

Keighley packaging and merchandise printer Raiseprint has installed the UK’s first SBL 820EF V.02 die-cutter, capable of foiling, embossing, and cutting at up to 8,000sph.

Harwood-King: Our customers look at everything with a microscope, so it has to be perfect
Relief print admired by clients

Harwood King triples flatbed capacity with Nyala 4 install

Fine art printer Harwood King Printmakers has installed a brand-new six-colour SwissQprint Nyala 4 to cope with rising demand for high-quality prints.