Print buying

Labels and sticker printing specialist Handy Brand has completed an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) scheme that will meant its employees own a majority share of the business.

Hague Group has returned to the acquisition trail with a deal to buy PSL Print Management.

The Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance (CPMA) has commented on the potential wider implications on the packaging industry of Diageo’s decision to start phasing out the use of 183 million...

Paper manufacturer Sylvamo has instigated a ‘poison pill’ Shareholder Rights Plan after a big private equity business gained a substantial stake.

Bluetree Group has implemented a new corporate structure and holding company to reflect the new shape of the business since it began making surgical masks.

Tesco plans to send out Clubcard statements by email rather than post from next month “to help save paper” – although there is an option for customers to opt back in to printed communications.

There was a 19% increase in the number of companies in critical financial distress in the first quarter of 2022, according to new research.

Walstead’s deal to buy at least seven web offset presses from the collapsed YM web division has resulted in feverish industry speculation about what happens next.

Lecta will increase prices on all of its specialty paper grades by 8% to 10% from next month.

Avery Dennison is making a substantial investment in its European manufacturing capacity with programmes involving a €60m (£50.4m) spend underway.