News

Brightsource merges with sister company
Data-driven direct mail print management specialist Brightsource has merged with sister company Signal, and will now operate under that name.

Reflex buys administration-hit Fusion
Reflex Labels has bought Fusion Flexibles in a pre-pack administration deal after the packaging manufacturer succumbed to mounting cashflow pressure.

Connected-party pre-pack at Vision On Design
Vision On Design has undergone a pre-pack sale following a drop in sales and legal action by one of its creditors.

RPM Digital bids to bring marketing automation SMEs
RPM Digital is targeting SMEs struggling with mind-boggling marketing technology with a service billed as “intelligent multi-channel automation”.

Park Lane Press in triple bindery investment
Park Lane Press has made a triple bindery investment to offer PUR binding and support its purchase of an HP Indigo 7900 earlier this year.

Pinstripe enters administration
Pinstripe Print has fallen into administration due to “extremely difficult” trading conditions and a 22% drop in turnover.

Cimpress Q1 results disappoint
Cimpress has described first-quarter sales growth as “disappointing” after revenues came in below expectations.

Fretwell Print & Design eyes turnover growth following MBO
Fretwell Print & Design is looking to increase its turnover by nearly a third over the next two to three years following a management buyout by two long-serving employees.

PCS wins regional business award
Plastic Card Services (PCS) has been named Business of the Year at the 2018 Cheshire Business Awards.

Zanders announces 2019 paper price increases
Zanders has announced paper price increases for 2019.

New Tradeprint MD steps up
Charlene Douglas has been named as the new managing director of Cimpress-owned Tradeprint.

New owners start afresh at WirralCo
The new owners of WirralCo have pledged to do their utmost to get the business back on an even keel and have urged the industry to “give us a chance”.

US group mega-merger announced
US group Quad/Graphics is taking over rival LSC Communications in a merger that will create a new $8bn (£6.3bn) turnover industry giant.

EFI breaks Q3 sales record
EFI has reported record Q3 sales in its results for the three months ended 30 September 2018, but its profits have dipped slightly.

Print hopes for investment boost in Autumn Budget
Print sector figures have signalled hopes that the government is on course to make greater efforts on industrial productivity following Philip Hammond’s Autumn Budget.