The Guardian has moved the production of its Weekend magazine to Walstead Bicester. The magazine, which is published alongside the newspaper’s Saturday edition, had been gravure printed on the continent and then shipped to the UK. It is now being printed web offset at Walstead Bicester, on...
Rutland is delighted to be shortlisted for Special Situations House of the Year in this year's Private Equity Awards. Now in their eighteenth year, the Private Equity Awards are well respected within the industry and Rutland is honoured to have been recognised for this award. Read more BACK...
Aston Barclay is celebrating winning a bronze award for its mobile marketing strategy at the UK Digital Experience Awards 2018. Competing against blue-chip companies from outside the automotive remarketing sector, it won a bronze award behind energy suppliers Octopus Energy (gold) and EE (silver). Read more BACK TO...
Walstead is delighted to announce the acquisition of NP Druck GmbH. Established in 1874, NP Druck is the third largest web offset printing business in Austria. Revenue in the financial year ended 31 December 2017 was €51.3 million. The company specialises in the production of low-...
Aston Barclay has renewed its solus agreement with Cargiant, which will see its Chelmsford site handle over 24,000 part exchanges on its behalf over the next two years. Aston Barclay will supply a complete remarketing solution for the used car supermarket through its physical and digital...
Maplin is pleased to announce its financial results for the year ended 18 March 2017 and an update on its business developments since the period end. Highlights of FY17 - robust results against challenging industry backdrop Revenue of £236m, a year-on-year increase 0.5% Two new stores...
Rutland is pleased to announce that AFI has gained a 3-year hire contract with Flybe Aviation Services Ltd for seven scissor lifts at Exeter International Airport. Flybe Aviation Services one of the world's leading maintenance, repairs and overhaul organisations, providing a full range of support services...
Electronics specialist Maplin has seen its strongest Christmas sales on record, with online shopping leading the way during the festive period. Like-for-like sales across the retailer grew by +2.3% in the period from Black Friday, 27 November, to 2 January 2016. This same period also...
Rutland is pleased to announce that on Wednesday 2 December 2015, Skills Minister, Nick Boles MP announced the launch of Pizza Hut Restaurants' first ever Apprenticeship Programme, which will see the company pledge 1,500 new apprenticeships over the next five years. Offering the full range of...
Maplin has focussed strongly on product and service in recent years, which has paid dividends as the electronic retailer has seen its strongest growth since 2008. Maplin's full year like-for-like figures have increased by 4.3% with revenue up by 6.3% to £237m. Online sales have increased...