Print buying

DS Smith has sold its plastics division to US private equity firm Olympus Partners in a deal worth nearly £450m.

Jamm Print & Production is moving some of its work and opening a new office in Prague in order to mitigate the uncertainty caused by Brexit.

Paragon Customer Communications is investing a seven-figure sum in new equipment for its Nottingham site, but a review of staffing requirements will result in 20 jobs going as part of the changes.

Book printer Bonacia is poised to increase capacity and smooth bindery processes with a new perfect binding and inline trimming system from Muller Martini.

First 4 has announced the closure of its Preston mailing site due to falling demand and “extremely difficult market conditions” in direct mail.

HMRC aims to crack down on the illicit sale of tobacco products through a new multimillion-pound contract with De La Rue.

News publisher Reach is reviewing the production of its supplements that are currently printed on the continent as part of its Brexit risk assessment, in a move that could see the printing of more...

Roy Holmes, who was a leading light in the repro business during its glory years, has died aged 76.

An offer has been tabled for some of the Arjowiggins paper mills currently in administration, with a recently-formed UK company named as a potential buyer.

A new company, ADH Consultants, has been formed by industry veteran Andrew Horn to help organisations to optimise their print supply chains.

Antalis has revealed it will set up a new shareholding structure in the coming months, which could result in Sequana no longer being its majority shareholder.

Branding and live experience specialist CSM Live has bought the assets located at the shuttered Service Graphics site in Chessington.