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Royal Mail expands with Canadian buy
Royal Mail has expanded its overseas reach with the acquisition of North American parcels delivery firm Dicom Canada.

Talk Design & Print acquires Zest
Talk Design & Print has acquired commercial printer Zest’s assets and goodwill.

Xaar resets growth plans as results disappoint
Xaar has posted a 39% slump in underlying revenues and £1.1m loss for the first half of the year, leading chief executive Doug Edwards to admit that his 2020 growth target of £220m turnover is now...

ImageOn bolsters garment work with Mimaki buy
Essex-based branded clothing producer ImageOn has invested in a Mimaki CJV150-130 wide-format print-cutter, enabling it to bring colour printing in-house.

Zanders updates on insolvency
Cologne District Court has opened insolvency proceedings over German paper mill Zanders’ assets.

Callprint's Liverpool ops mothballed
Callprint’s Liverpool-based operation has been mothballed as the administrator manages the pre-pack sale of the bulk of the business to Hobs Group.

Route One to take UK's first Landa S10P
Route One Print will become the first UK company to install a Landa S10P Nanographic printing press, in a move the firm believes will help facilitate a broader shift to print-on-demand models.

Saxon distills the essence of Moonshine into packs
O’Donnell Moonshine spirits come in four different flavours, each with a name more colourful and evocative than the last – ‘High Proof’, ‘Roasted Apple’, ‘Bitter Rose’, and ‘Tough Nut’. Flavours this...

Overmatter: Moan management
Overmatter’s tea was on the screen after happening upon a hilarious LinkedIn post from Rapidity managing director Paul Manning, who’s recruiting a new production manager for the firm’s...

Hobs scoops up Callprint into repro business
Callprint’s trade and assets have been bought in a pre-pack by Hobs Group and are set to be rolled into its reprographics business.

Complexities over Callprint UAE wing
Callprint Group's former managing director Steve Cheek has taken control of its Dubai business, and also has a fresh involvement in a UK trade printer.

Paragon CC seeks solution to pay dispute at Nottingham
Unite members at Paragon CC’s Nottingham site are preparing a ballot on industrial action over a disagreement on pay and conditions.

Whistl Fulfilment expands a year after Prism acquisition
The fulfilment division of delivery management group Whistl has revealed plans to expand its Rushden depot and created a new senior management position.

Digital label press installs outstrip conventional
European digital label press installations overtook conventional press sales for the first time in 2017, according to the latest Finat Radar.

Allen Signs boosts headcount with apprentice hire
Vehicle livery and signmaking specialist Allen Signs has taken on an apprentice to help it keep up with new business wins.