Print buying

Print farming companies struck off

Two companies connected to a controversial print farmer specialising in books have been wound up by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

US group plans Communisis takeover

Acquisitive US billing services group OSG aims to expand into Europe and will more than double in size through an all-cash recommended offer for Communisis that values the PLC at nearly £154m.

GD Web Offset boss speaks out

The former co-owners of GD Web Offset have split, but director Paul Mursell has insisted the business is in good shape and will benefit from a new joint-venture involving waste paper recycling at its...

Bumper Man Booker winner reprint for CPI

CPI is facilitating an immediate 45,000-copy reprint of Anna Burns' novel Milkman, which won the Man Booker prize on Tuesday (16 October).

Williams Lea Tag boosts omni-channel proposition with THP buy

Williams Lea Tag (WLT) has acquired on-demand digital content and social media agency THP.

Zanders launches new grass paper

Zanders has developed a new uncoated grass paper for sustainable packaging.

Zanders sale to complete in November

The administrator at German papermaker Zanders believes the sale of the business will be finalised next month.

Kin + Carta restructures core business

The former St Ives group has written off nearly £19m related to the disposals of its printing businesses, a figure that was dwarfed by a further £49.6m of write-downs and acquisition costs related to...

Print revenue down at Reach

Reach has reported Q3 circulation and publishing print advertising revenue declines of 4% and 20% respectively in its latest trading update, but said it remains on track to deliver cost synergies of...

Industry firms make Top Track list

Five printing industry firms made it onto this year’s Sunday Times Top Track 250 ranking, with four of the companies featured being new entrants to the 2018 list.

Moo eyes £100m turnover landmark

Sales at Moo Print are on course to break through the £100m barrier after increasing by more than £1m a month last year.

Drought hits production at Stora Enso mill

A further squeeze on paper supplies is likely after Stora Enso was forced to partially shut down its Nymölla mill due to drought in the region.