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Eight Days a Week Print Solutions has appointed a direct marketing industry expert as its new managing director, as the business aims to move "to the next level".

James Cropper has partnered with Hallmark on a card collection made from upcycled coffee cups.

Pyramid Display Materials has acquired the assets, stock and goodwill of plastic substrates distributor and fabrication house POS Plastics.

Shares in Xaar have tanked again after the firm issued a warning about its trading prospects for the rest of the year and delayed its interim results.

Packaging giant DS Smith has reported that its trading “continues to progress well” despite expected continued macro-economic uncertainty and “ongoing subdued volumes” in some markets.

Riso is set to unveil an updated T2, the first in a new series of high-speed inkjet production printers aimed at the market gap between cutsheet and continuous-feed.

Stephens & George is to take on a new Polar 115N Plus guillotine from Heidelberg as it continues its programme of investment for the second half of the year.

Boris Johnson’s £100m ad campaign for Brexit preparations has been launched, although the inclusion of a direct mail campaign is in doubt, in spite of an earlier government plan.

De La Rue has appointed a new chairman designate following months of activist pressure.

Macfarlane Group has acquired Leyland Packaging Company in a deal that could be worth up to £3.25m when complete after courting the business for more than a decade.