Print buying

Reader’s Digest UK closes
Reader’s Digest UK has come to an end after 86 years, according to its editor-in-chief.

APS reveals further investment in secure print capabilities
APS Group has added a raft of additional kit and made a new senior hire to support the expansion of its secure Customer Communication Management facility in Preston Brook near Runcorn, which included...

McLaren Packaging acquires Glenhaze
McLaren Packaging has revealed its acquisition of fellow Scottish business, protective packaging specialist Glenhaze.

Mediahuis Ireland to cut jobs; parent completes acquisition
Mediahuis Ireland has laid out details of a new voluntary redundancy programme, while its parent group has also acquired the remaining 30% stake in German publisher Medienhaus Aachen.

PMG acquires JPS
PMG Print Management has acquired fellow Yorkshire print management company John Petty Services, known as JPS.

Resource director Choudry wins major marketing award
The sales and marketing director of Leeds-based full-service communications agency Resource has been named as a winner at the 2023 Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Global Marketing Excellence...

Mail effectiveness increases in Q3
JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q3 2023, which revealed that 6% of mail prompted a purchase in Q3 2023, up from 5% a year ago.

Haybrooke backs growth with new office; hails record PaaS print spend
Haybrooke has supported its continued growth by relocating to a new office, while also achieving a record print spend for its ‘printing as a service’ (PaaS) procurement model.

Wrapology to be bought by Germany’s Carton Group
Carton Group, a German packaging specialist owned by investment firm Waterland, is set to buy London-based luxury packaging firm Wrapology.

Royal Mail shares sink as it warns on outlook
Shares in Royal Mail have tumbled despite the group posting its strongest UK sales at the half-year stage in five years, after it warned on outlook and admitted its transformation plan was behind...

Paper mills hit by Aspenlink failure
Paper converting and merchanting business Aspenlink owed creditors nearly £2.7m when it suddenly went bust last month.

Moo courts customers for possible fundraise
Fast-growing Moo could crowdfund a future investment round via its 1m-plus customer base.