Companies & suppliers

Ink and laser manufacturer The Needham Group has celebrated its 60th year in business.

Spingold Design & Print has installed a new Horizon RD-4055DM dual cylinder rotary die-cutter to help expand capacity after growing its card-making business significantly over the past few years.

Kall Kwik’s branch in Great Titchfield Street, London has marked 40 years of trading and attributed its longevity and profitability to its customer service, insight, and foresight.

De La Rue has appointed Clive Whiley as its new non-executive chairman, favouring him over alternative candidates put forward by leading shareholders.

Birmingham wide-format and trade printer Hollywood Monster has acquired Leicester-based Sygnet Group from administration, taking the company to a combined turnover of £12m.

Metsä Board is set to initiate change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs for its paperboard and BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) mills in Finland.

Royal Mail has again called for “major reform” of the USO after posting a £1bn operating loss – reduced to a mere £419m, or £8m a week – on an adjusted basis.

The first quarter of 2023 turned out to be more challenging than expected for the UK’s printing and printed packaging industry, according to the BPIF’s latest Printing Outlook report.

Italian specialty paper manufacturer Fedrigoni has released a new collection of premium self-adhesive label papers, the Sheets Exclusive Collection, alongside new packaging stocks.

Two Sides has added paper supplier Springfield Papers and manufacturer HP as members and welcomed a new director to its senior team.