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UPS & DOWNS OF PAPERLINX

UPS & DOWNS OF PAPERLINX

The world's biggest paper merchant has had its fair share of ups and downs.

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Spicers' online store makes paper ordering more efficient  

Spicers' online store makes paper ordering more efficient

14 May 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Spicers said it has already moved more than 300 customers across to its new online store.
Investors threaten Paperlinx: tell us what we want to know or we may see you in court 

Investors threaten Paperlinx: tell us what we want to know or we may see you in court

1 May 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
A group of "oppressed" Paperlinx investors has hinted it may take legal action against the paper merchant.
PacPrint13: Spicers 

PacPrint13: Spicers

15 Apr 2013 |  Comment now
Key highlights of the exhibitor's stand at PacPrint13
Sydney printer produces reusable floor graphics for clients 

Sydney printer produces reusable floor graphics for clients

9 Apr 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Craftech has turned to a "cost-effective and long-lasting" substrate to provide retailers with transferable floor graphics.
Musical chairs: Paperlinx appoints second chairman in six months 

Musical chairs: Paperlinx appoints second chairman in six months

2 Apr 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx has shuffled the board to appoint its second chairman in six months.
Paper merchant: credit policies must change after $6.7m Vega collapse 

Paper merchant: credit policies must change after $6.7m Vega collapse

7 Mar 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
KW Doggett has warned that the industry's reputation is being "tarnished" by corporate failures as paper merchants face a $1.5 million hit in the collapse of Vega Press.
Australia earnings up but Europe remains weak point for Paperlinx 

Australia earnings up but Europe remains weak point for Paperlinx

22 Feb 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx has posted another major loss, but debt has fallen and the company expects to return to profit by 2014.
Spicers finds new way to sell paper with 'warehouse on wheels' 

Spicers finds new way to sell paper with 'warehouse on wheels'

15 Feb 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Digital printers who need paper in a hurry should keep their eyes open for Spicers new "three-tonne warehouse on wheels".
Stock market shock: printers outpacing All Ords in 2013 

Stock market shock: printers outpacing All Ords in 2013

7 Feb 2013 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Publicly listed print companies have almost doubled the market's performance since the start of 2013.
Paperlinx chairman tells new CEO: keep restructuring 

Paperlinx chairman tells new CEO: keep restructuring

19 Dec 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx has made two key appointments in a bid to return to profitability and boost its struggling European operations.
Paperlinx investors warned: merchant wants to 'get rid of us quickly'  

Paperlinx investors warned: merchant wants to 'get rid of us quickly'

11 Dec 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx investors are wary that the new regime will try to lowball them because they are standing in the way of Andrew Price's growth plans.
Australia remains solid as Paperlinx wields axe in Europe 

Australia remains solid as Paperlinx wields axe in Europe

20 Nov 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx's new board has slammed the previous incumbents while announcing another 200 redundancies in an attempt to return to profit.
Harry Boon replaced by Michael Barker as Paperlinx chairman 

Harry Boon replaced by Michael Barker as Paperlinx chairman

3 Oct 2012 |  Pamela Mardle  |   Comment now
Michael Barker has replaced Harry Boon as chairman of Paperlinx after only being appointed to the board last Thursday.
Spicers expands signage machinery sales with Budde 

Spicers expands signage machinery sales with Budde

3 Oct 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx's strategy to diversify into sign and display hardware has continued as Spicers signed a deal to supply equipment from Budde International Technologies.
Paperlinx chairman Harry Boon resigns 

Paperlinx chairman Harry Boon resigns

19 Sep 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx chairman Harry Boon has followed chief executive Toby Marchant out the door after seeing the company's share price halve during his year in the job.
Good news for Paperlinx as iPhone app storms charts  

Good news for Paperlinx as iPhone app storms charts

27 Aug 2012 |  Steven Kiernan  |   Comment now
Paper merchant Spicers is toasting a most unusual but successful diversification strategy – developing a public speaking iPhone app that has surged up the iTunes chart.
Paperlinx losses total $1.4 billion in four years 

Paperlinx losses total $1.4 billion in four years

22 Aug 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx has posted its fourth full-year loss in a row - amounting to $1.4 billion of red ink since it last saw a profit in 2008.
Andrew Price talks: why he made the shock decision to join Paperlinx 

Andrew Price talks: why he made the shock decision to join Paperlinx

6 Aug 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx agitator Andrew Price has joined the board because of the company's "great potential", not because of a secret deal to become chief executive, he said.
Paperlinx management shuffle sees French 

Paperlinx management shuffle sees French

3 Aug 2012 |  Pamela Mardle  |   Comment now
Paperlinx's UK and Ireland chief Paul French has decided to leave the company at the end of September.
Paperlinx commercial print director steps down 

Paperlinx commercial print director steps down

2 Aug 2012 |  Pamela Mardle  |   Comment now
Malcolm Lane-Ley has left Paperlinx after 27 years in the paper industry.
Paperlinx shock: agitator Andrew Price joins the board 

Paperlinx shock: agitator Andrew Price joins the board

1 Aug 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx chairman Harry Boon has hailed the experience and knowledge of new non-executive director Andrew Price - just months after questioning his competence.
Paperlinx asset sales reach $120m as CEO Marchant departs 

Paperlinx asset sales reach $120m as CEO Marchant departs

17 Jul 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Embattled Paperlinx boss Toby Marchant is to depart as the struggling merchant has continued to shed overseas operations.
Paperlinx ends takeover talks as it forecasts $171m loss 

Paperlinx ends takeover talks as it forecasts $171m loss

26 Jun 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx has turned things around enough to cancel takeover talks but still expects to post a full-year loss of $171 million.
Paperlinx announces cost cutting, slammed for extravagance 

Paperlinx announces cost cutting, slammed for extravagance

6 Jun 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx has extended its cost-cutting drive but two prominent critics have dismissed them as insufficient and called for savings of $100 million and 1,200 job cuts.
Price threatens Paperlinx with another EGM 

Price threatens Paperlinx with another EGM

24 Apr 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Andrew Price has accused the Paperlinx board of being clueless and threatened to force another extraordinary general meeting if it does "anything stupid".
Paperlinx to return to profitability by 2014: Marchant 

Paperlinx to return to profitability by 2014: Marchant

13 Apr 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx's chief executive has said the merchant is on track to return to profitability by 2014, despite a weak economy and low staff morale.
Paper merchants hit back at industry critics 

Paper merchants hit back at industry critics

11 Apr 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Australia's big three paper merchants have defended their customer service after a ProPrint poll has pointed to some disquiet within the industry.
Paperlinx vote: Price fails to topple Boon 

Paperlinx vote: Price fails to topple Boon

23 Mar 2012 |  Steven Kiernan, Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Andrew Price has failed in his bid to oust Paperlinx chairman Harry Boon.
Paperlinx calls coup leader Price a 'substantial risk' 

Paperlinx calls coup leader Price a 'substantial risk'

21 Mar 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
The battle for the Paperlinx leadership has intensified with the board branding coup leader Andrew Price a "substantial risk" and Price accusing the incumbent of incompetence.
Answers demanded from Boon and Price in Paperlinx battle 

Answers demanded from Boon and Price in Paperlinx battle

6 Mar 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx leadership contender Andrew Price has issued another challenge to chairman Harry Boon – as prominent critic Graham Critchley has issued a challenge to both men.
Paperlinx to cut jobs and sell assets after $60m loss 

Paperlinx to cut jobs and sell assets after $60m loss

24 Feb 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx is counting on job cuts and asset sales to restore profitability after posting a six-fold increase in losses as Australian trading stalled and it took a shredding in European markets.
Paperlinx backs Boon to stay as Price turns up the heat 

Paperlinx backs Boon to stay as Price turns up the heat

14 Feb 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
The Paperlinx board continues to "fully support" chairman Harry Boon in the face of Andrew Price's leadership challenge, despite acknowledging "the company's poor financial performance".
Paperlinx shares jump 28%, ASX asks why 

Paperlinx shares jump 28%, ASX asks why

9 Feb 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Paperlinx has received a 'please explain' letter from the ASX after a big spike in its share price and trading volumes following news of a potential leadership coup.
Price to woo major Paperlinx shareholders to get behind reshuffle 

Price to woo major Paperlinx shareholders to get behind reshuffle

7 Feb 2012 |  Steven Kiernan  |   Comment now
Andrew Price's charge on Paperlinx has received a boost as the paper merchant's largest shareholder, Orbis Funds, said it was "positively disposed" to this kind of plan.
Former Stream Solutions boss mounts leadership coup on Paperlinx 

Former Stream Solutions boss mounts leadership coup on Paperlinx

3 Feb 2012 |  Steven Kiernan  |   Comment now
Stream Solutions founder Andrew Price has led a group of Paperlinx investors calling for the paper merchant's chairman to step down and Price to be appointed at its head.
Platinum Equity rumoured as Paperlinx suitor  

Platinum Equity rumoured as Paperlinx suitor

31 Jan 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
The US private equity firm that bought Quark and vied for Manroland's sheetfed arm has been tipped as the mystery company behind a possible Paperlinx acquisition.
Paperlinx: private equity approach is not "a takeover bid" 

Paperlinx: private equity approach is not "a takeover bid"

20 Jan 2012 |  Nick Bendel  |   Comment now
Industry observers have been told to stop their speculation about Paperlinx's future.
Paperlinx reveals PE takeover bid as losses continue 

Paperlinx reveals PE takeover bid as losses continue

6 Jan 2012 |  Matt Whipp  |   Comment now
Paperlinx has said it has received a private equity takeover bid as it anticipates a pre-tax loss of $26m for the first six months of its 2011/12 fiscal year.
 
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