Management buy-in deal secures glossy future for printing inks firm

Posted on 11 Jan 2016 by Callum Bentley

A UK manufacturer of specialist printing inks, sealers and varnishes, Normanton-based Gardiner Colours, has been acquired from its founder in a family deal.

Son of founder Ray Gardiner, James Gardiner has acquired 100% of the business for an undisclosed six-figure sum, returning to the firm after five years working as an independent sales consultant in the print sector. The multi-million pound turnover business is based at a 22,000 sqft manufacturing facility on Normanton Industrial Estate, and manufactures inks;…

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