Print Evolved acquires VR Print

Print Solutions

Print Evolved is continuing its strategic growth programme with the acquisition of Kent based VR Print. Bringing together the two similar operations affords opportunities to offer clients additional products and services and to integrate operations into a consolidated, larger scale, high tech web to print business.

Print Evolved managing director Spencer Slee said, ‘This is a friendly acquisition with benefits for all. VR Print is an extremely well run, advanced technology company with a complementary offering to our own. Combining our resources will maximise operating efficiencies and together we will have a greater customer base, all of whom will be able to take advantage of the additional services available.’

Print Evolved, which recently also acquired Oxford’s Mayfield Press, now has factories in Islington, Oxford, Gerrards Cross and Tonbridge, enabling it to provide fast and efficient service over a wider range of technologies. It can fulfil virtually any online print requirement and now, with VR, adds further specialist equipment for printing short run personalised books, direct mail and fulfilment, all controlled in-house.

Andrew Balcombe, managing director of VR Print, added: ‘This is an exciting bringing together of two of the country’s major web to print businesses enabling us to merge the technical specialities of both. Our combined automated workflow systems give greater capacity, improved efficiency and customer benefits, notably with an economical, same day service for the London area. Whilst my exit has been accelerated by health issues, the forward plan for VR has been to join a like minded partner to take the company forward. I believe that joining Print Evolved is an excellent fit, giving greater size and scale to compete at all levels and significantly increasing our offering in order to better meet customers’ evolving needs.’

The new, enlarged group, will retain existing staff, premises and equipment and therefore continue to offer all current services as well as jointly developing innovative new products and services.