Marcomms

Tangent shares fall on profit warning

Print sales are up at Tangent Communications but the group has issued a profit warning on the back of a poor performance at its agency operation, causing a near-20% drop in its share price.

DST unveils £4.9m spend after return to profitability

DST Output has unveiled details of a £4.9m technology spend as the group reports a return to operational profit in its latest results.

Potts hits M&A trail with Bakershaw buy

Potts Print (UK) has bought Bakershaw Print, a smaller local rival, in a deal that the Northumberland-based commercial print, direct mail and packaging specialist hopes will be the first of several...

First 4 in £500,000 DM expansion and re-equip

Trade finisher First 4 Print Finishing has invested more than £500,000 in its direct mail division and the completion of an upgrade to its stitching kit.

Barber & Co celebrates centenary with new press

??S Barber & Co is marking its 100th anniversary with the installation of a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 74-5, which it said will increase productivity.

In2Print sells majority stake to Commercial Group

Commercial printer In2Print has sold a majority stake in its business to £40m-turnover facilities, IT and print management specialist Commercial Group, with the latter hinting that more print...

Potts secures major theatre contract

Potts Print (UK) has won a three-year contract, which will be worth in excess of £300,000, for all the print and mailing for a prestigious theatre company.

Vale Press steps up to B2 with £800,000 spend

Vale Press has invested £800,000 to move from B3 to B2 production in an all-Heidelberg deal.

RDI in multimillion-pound inkjet spend

Real Digital International (RDI) has invested close to £3m in two Screen inkjets in a UK direct-mail first as the company capitalises on 2013 client wins and targets further growth in 2014.

Duplo hails last week's London Calling event

Duplo has acclaimed London Calling 5i as its most successful to date in terms of attendees, sales and integration of its event partners.

Duplo boosts portfolio with PBT photobook lines

Duplo has secured the exclusive UK agency for Photobook Technology’s (PBT) Mita range of lay-flat hardcover book production systems aimed at photobook specialists and commercial printers.

Royal Mail workers vote for strike as CWU announces second DSA boycott ballot

Postal workers at the Royal Mail have voted in favour of strike action by a ratio of 4:1 in the recent national ballot, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has just announced.