Presstek owner to buy Goss International

Presstek’s private equity owner American Industrial Partners (AIP) is poised to buy web offset press manufacturer Goss after securing a definitive agreement with its current owner, Shanghai Electric...

BPIF Consultancy upgrades health and safety training

BPIF Consultancy has overhauled its core services to help companies looking to spend more on skills development as the sector pulls itself out of recession.

The Big Display Company boosts capabilities with HP Latex buy

The Big Display Company has bought a new digital print machine and launched a new website to help it meet increasing demand on lead times and bespoke services.

Middleton targets 50% growth and possible UK network

Middleton Group is targeting growth of around 50% over the next couple of years across its Middleton Paper and Vision Paper & Board divisions after a multimillion-pound expansion programme, which...

James Cropper unveils new paper, expresses confidence for future

Cumbrian papermaker James Cropper has launched a new bright white paper range called Porcelain.

St Bride restructures library and workshop format

St Bride Foundation has restructured its library and printing workshop in response to funding constraints, but chief executive Glyn Farrow has stressed that the move is simply to ensure the long-term...

Norprint understood to have closed

PrintWeek understands that label printer Norprint has been placed into administration and parent company Magnadata has been bought by BemroseBooth Paragon.

'Upbeat' GDP figures reflect feeling in print, BPIF says

The latest figures on the state of the UK economy reflect a growing confidence in print, an industry expert has said.

Imprint MIS joins Print Efficiently line-up

Imprint MIS has been added to the line-up for the fifth Print Efficiently event, which will take place in October.

Suprasetter helps smooth workflow at Thomson Print & Packaging

Edinburgh-based Thomson Print & Packaging has bought a Heidelberg Suprasetter A 52 CTP device to help streamline its production.

Quarmby Colour hopes for turnover boost with EFI investment

Large-format print company Quarmby Colour hopes to increase turnover by 50% after this week installing an EFI Vutek GS3250LX with UltraDrop printheads.

Whistl poised for MBO

The main conditions of a management buyout (MBO) of Whistl have been provisionally agreed between its managers and owner PostNL, following an review of PostNL's UK activities