
MBO team targets growth as XIC founder steps aside
XIC managing director Bill Fawcett has sold the business he founded 32 years ago to an MBO team led by director of operations Murray Alexander.

Interprint enhances lamination capability with Foliant buy
Interprint has boosted its in-house lamination services after investing in a B2-plus Foliant Mercury 530SF laminator.

HP seeks to increase publishing supply chain efficiency with Piazza
HP has introduced a set of independent and interlocking cloud-based services to make book manufacturing and distribution more time- and cost-efficient for publishers.

Flo Print goes into liquidation
Kent printer Flo-Print Colour, which traded as Flo Print, has gone into liquidation with the loss of 15 jobs.

Texo Trade Services unveils Fespa launches
Print media and textile supplier Texo Trade Services will debut two new products at Fespa in Berlin next month.

Fastsigns outlines growth plans as two more centres gain Idealliance qualification
Sign and display franchise Fastsigns has achieved Idealliance G7 Master Qualification at two more of its UK centres and revealed its growth plans for the remainder of the year.

Industry must do more to educate against ‘e-greenwash’
Antalis is urging the print and paper industry to play a part in teaching consumers about sustainability in paper and not to be fooled by environmental claims around digital communication.

Lock takes on global role at Webmart
Duplo’s former EMEA and Russia sales director Tony Lock has taken up the role of global director at Webmart to aid the development of a new trading software platform.

Kairos staff left in limbo after collapse
Staff at Kairos Printworks, who were made redundant earlier this year following the sale of the business’s assets prior to its collapse, look set to finally get their unpaid wages and redundancy after...

60 seconds with Minuteman Press Bristol
Minuteman Press Bristol was founded in 1998 and purchased by director Peter Wise in 2006, who was attracted by the combination of skilled graphic design, print production and bindery all under one...

Overmatter: fooled again
With April Fool’s Day coinciding with Easter Sunday this year, the associated ‘is it, or isn’t’ fun and frolics was relatively constrained.