Following its efforts to become a carbon-neutral printer, ARC-UK Technologies, a company that specialises in print, signage, and design, has announced it is actively looking to acquire other print businesses to strengthen its geographical reach. The company is part of ARC Document Solutions, a New York-listed company that provides digital printing and document-related services to over 90,000 customers worldwide. Recently ARC-UK has dedicated itself to become a carbon-neutral printer and wants to help the industry reach net zero. The company is part of One Tree Planted, a non-profit organisation that helps plant at least one tree for each 8,333 sheets of paper used. Following successful contractual projects with large businesses in pharmaceuticals (GSK), international law (White & Case LLP), energy (ICE Futures), and property (Landsec), the Dartford-headquartered company is currently reviewing information memorandums for mergers and acquisitions. In 2021 the company announced revenue of £5.9m which then grew to £9.2m in 2023. The business is looking to reach £15m over the next few years. To help in its environmental objectives ARC-UK invested £1.2m in a new 30,000sq ft facility in Dartford and has recently expanded its fleet of electric vehicles and solar infrastructure. Darren Moorhouse, head of sales UK & Europe at ARC-UK, says: “To continue on our upward trajectory, we are looking to expand through acquiring other businesses with shared visions and values, aligned with our aims for what we wish to provide to our customers.” BUSINESS / NEWS 12 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk September / October 2024 - Issue 350 PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine By David Osgar UK printer seeking new acquisitions Darren Moorhouse, head of sales UK & Europe at ARC-UK CoCoCo, a print industry SaaS company established by former colleagues from Zaikio, has announced a strategic partnership with Impressed, a provider of solutions and services for media production and digital pre-press. The collaboration aims to integrate CoCoCo’s advanced integration technology with the Impressed Workflow Server (IWS) which is utilised across various input and output systems in print production. IWS is a tool that automates the PDF workflow in pre-press and post-press stages, acting as a middleware to integrate MIS applications, web shops, and print broker platforms with output systems like workflow solutions, RIPs, and printing and finishing machines. Bernd Remus, co-leader of Impressed, says: “The era of ‘jack-of-all-trades’ software is over. Companies now seek optimal solutions for each purpose, necessitating integration with other applications and machines. Our collaboration with CoCoCo ensures that printing companies can achieve this seamlessly.” CoCoCo announces partnership [L to R] Florian Käsbauer and Bernd Remus from Impressed; John Maxwell, Andreas Aplien, and Karl Ciz from CoCoCo Antalis has published its ESG 2023 report, confirming its dedication to the Environment, Social Responsibility, and Governance. Across 2023, the distributor of paper, visual communications, and packaging products, made big strides on a range of ESG initiatives. These included implementing strategic actions and making tangible improvements, reflecting the company’s ongoing commitment to making a positive contribution to ESG. Environmental efforts included improving warehouse energy efficiency, offering more sustainable alternatives, ensuring the sustainability of wood fibre products, tackling greenhouse gas emissions, and implementing solutions to reduce the company’s carbon footprint. Antalis’ commitment to social initiatives led it to strive to achieve a ‘Zero’ workplace accident rate, improve employee skills, share initiatives, and promote best practices with the Antalis Group. The company also made donations, undertook sponsorships, and took part in charitable activities. Governance initiatives included ensuring Group transparency and alignment, risk assessments to guarantee sustainable sourcing from suppliers, and compliance with the highest international standards (ethics, labour, human rights, and environment). Antalis publishes its ESG 2023 report Antalis Group has published its 2023 Environmental, Social Responsibility, and Governance (ESG) report Canon UK & Ireland has announced the expansion of Canon Business Centre SOS (CBC SOS) in collaboration with Platinum Partner SOS systems which is headquartered in Crawley, West Sussex. Following what has been dubbed by Canon as a successful first year, Canon Business SOS is broadening its reach following SOS Systems’ acquisition of former Canon partner Abbey Office Solutions and legal service provider, London Legal. As a Canon Platinum Partner, CBC SOS has to meet stringent criteria to provide support, knowledge, and maintenance contracts when helping customers with their digital transformations. SOS Systems’ recent acquisitions has meant the establishment of a second office and sales team in Southampton, which in turn means expanding the company’s reach into SO, BH, and DT postcodes. Chris Sills, managing director of SOS Systems, says: “We highly value our partnership with Canon, and we’re more excited than ever about this next chapter. We look forward to leveraging these new opportunities to better serve our clients and drive innovation across the region.” Canon Business Centre SOS expansion [L to R] Chris Sills, managing director of SOS Systems, and Stuart Miller, director of B2B Indirect Sales at Canon UK&I By David Osgar
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