Trade print

Trade business promotional calendar specialist Barley Print is anticipating a 20% turnover growth over the next three years after diversifying its service offering with a Heidelberg investment.

Global print-on-demand giant Cimpress has established its first UK manufacturing base with the acquisition of PrintWeek Company of the Year Tradeprint.

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.

The Precision Group has invested £2.75m over the past month as it revamps its operations in London and Sunderland.

KCS Trade Print has installed the latest Domino inkjet heads onto its Tamarack integrated label lines to help it to win more work.

Trade printer DCL Print has invested in a Xerox Rialto 900 Inkjet Press to support its growth and boost its flexibility.

Print Trade Suppliers (PTS), a member of the Paragon Group, has acquired Print City for an undisclosed sum.

Online trade printer Quinn’s Belfast has bought an eight-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 and a Muller Martini Bravo with Amrys stitching line to further increase its capacity.

Commercial and trade printer Normanton Advertiser has invested in a Polar 56 ECO from Heidelberg to replace an older model.

Trade printer DCL Print has appointed Ben Turner as managing director of its site in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire.

Trade and commercial printer RCS has entered into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), securing around 70 jobs, after its creditors approved the proposal in a meeting last Wednesday (6 August).

Trade printer Calderprint has rounded off a circa £1m spend this year with the UK’s first Shinohara since the Japanese litho press manufacturer was bought by Hans Gronhi two years ago.