Business

A4 Laser Labels expands with harmonious acquisition
A4 Laser Labels has expanded its offering and expects to double sales after acquiring the specialist office labels business from neighbouring firm Interket.

Cepac initiates redundancy consultation at Darlington as strike impacts
Cepac said ongoing strike action at its Darlington site has forced the business to begin a redundancy consultation, with the potential loss of up to 61 jobs as it accelerates its restructuring plan...

Mail effectiveness reaches highest point in a year
JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q2 2023, which revealed that despite another challenging quarter for UK advertisers, the effectiveness of the mail channel...

Saica acquires minority share in Belgian business
Saica Group has reached an agreement to acquire a minority share of Belgian corrugated cardboard company Pacapime.

Reproflex3 buys Durham platemaker
Reproflex3, the Northumberland pre-press, flexographic platemaker and FMCG packaging printer has acquired ANF, a flexo printing plate manufacturer in County Durham.

Agfa grows inkjet sales in Q2
Sales at Agfa’s Digital Print & Chemicals wing were up nearly 6% in Q2, with the business gearing up for commercial availability of its SpeedSet B1 inkjet press next year.

James Cropper reports revenue boost but profits fall
Cumbrian paper maker James Cropper has reported a strong recovery in sales in its full-year results, including revenue growth for its Paper division, although its pre-tax profit was down.

Macfarlane pleased with ‘resilient’ first-half
Macfarlane Group has reported on a strong start to the year, with increases in both its sales and pre-tax profit reported in its half-year results.

Mind the (tax) gap
With the cost-of-living crisis placing financial pressures on all of us, many individuals and businesses are looking to develop new sources of income or maximise the income that they already receive.

Striking at the heart of business
Strikes are in vogue and it seems that with every week comes either the threat or the call for strike action. The disputes of the last year or so are less than ideal, but the reality is that they’re...