James Townsend purchased by Webtech NI

Northern Irish label and packaging group Webtech NI has bought Exeter, UK-based label printer James Townsend & Sons.

The company now trades as James Townsend Ltd and will continue to supply high volume printed labels to the food and drink industry. 

Webtech NI’s managing director Nigel McSorley said: ‘The business will continue running as an on-going concern and over the coming months we will review the business and produce a detailed plan for the future. There are great synergies with the company, especially its long history and reputation, high quality and in-house expertise.’

All employees will be transferred to the new company in accordance with TUPE regulations to protect existing employment rights.

Webtech NI is a volume label printer based in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, and was established in 1987. Nigel McSorley added: ‘We are a well invested, financially strong company with the capability, strategy and vision to succeed in the long term.’

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