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Whistl acquires Parcelhub and Mail Workshop
Whistl has acquired privately held Parcelhub and its sister company Mail Workshop as it continues to target growth in the fulfilment market.
Bell & Bain set to acquire 21 Colour
Bell & Bain is in the final phase of completing the acquisition of 80-year-old Glasgow printer 21 Colour, with plans to grow the business and nurture its “cracking workforce”.
Johnston Press confirms talks to offload pension scheme
Johnston Press has confirmed press reports that it is in debt restructuring discussions that could see it jettison its pension scheme.
New Tradeprint website opens up wide-format possibilities and more
Tradeprint has unveiled its new trading platform, which will enable it to expand its product paltform, including a planned increase in its wide-format offering.
Stanbury Chameleon secures carbon balanced status
Stanbury Chameleon has become one of only 10 printers in the UK to be certified as 'carbon balanced' by World Land Trust (WLT).
Pandaprint takes Scotland's first Versafire EV
Pandaprint has expanded its kit by becoming the first Scottish printer to take on Heidelberg’s new Versafire EV digital printer.
Acorn boosts productivity with Focus e-Flex install
Acorn Labels has bumped up productivity and expects to increase turnover after installing a new narrow web press.
Carly reequips bindery and looks at M&A
Carly Press has boosted production capacity after installing two new pieces of kit ahead of an expansion drive that could see it hit the M&A trail as it looks to double in size.
Canon enters digital labels market
Canon has entered the crowded digital label printing market with a new inkjet press – the Océ LabelStream 4000 – that it believes offers significant USPs compared with the existing competition.
DS Smith to acquire Europac in £1.45bn deal
DS Smith is set to acquire Europac in a deal worth £1.45bn.
Johnston Press shares hit record low
Shares in Johnston Press slumped to a record low this morning (5 June) after the company warned of “extremely challenging” trading.
PCS launches W2P platform for short runs
Plastic Card Services (PCS) has launched a new web-to-print offering targeted at customers with shorter-run plastic card orders.
Fujifilm blasts 'self-serving' Xerox settlement
Fujifilm is not giving up on its deal to take over Xerox without a fight and has filed new court papers in the US.
Alpha Card expands into Germany
Leeds-based z-folded card manufacturer Alpha Card hopes to turbo-charge growth and turnover after acquiring German specialist print agency Card Media.
HP print revenue up again in Q2
HP Inc’s turnover grew by 13% year-on-year in Q2, from $12.4bn (£9.27bn) to $14bn, with its Printing division sales up by 11%, from $4.7bn to $5.2bn.