Print buying

110 firefighters and more than 30 fire appliances have been tackling a “large-scale incident” at Smurfit Kappa’s site in Nechells, Birmingham.

The Shipley Wayzgoose returns this weekend after an enforced hiatus caused by the pandemic.

Welsh label printer Reel Label Solutions' sales director Jonathan Wright has taken a majority stake in the business, as part of a deal worth £1.2m.

Community running and physical activity organisation Parkrun has launched its own, free magazine citing the mental health benefits of being away from screens in “an increasingly digital world”.

Print procurement specialist Haybrooke Associates has signed a deal with Specsavers to provide the optical retail chain with “a combination of print buying solutions and services”.

JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q1 2022, a period that saw mail volumes on the panel reach their highest level since Q1 2020.

Apogee Corporation has launched a ‘desktop to doorstep’ hybrid mail platform that the managed workplace services provider said will enable businesses to transform their mailing processes.

YM Group’s accounts are, once again, flagged as overdue at Companies House.

Irish-owned global packaging company Zeus has acquired Swanline Group and its sister company BoxMart in an agreement worth more than €25m (£21.4m).

Stora Enso has started a feasibility study at its paper production site in Langerbrugge, Belgium, for the conversion of one of its two paper lines into a high-volume recycled containerboard line.