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Assets with a value of £1.3m were stolen last week from the site of a plastic bottle recycling company that went into administration in October.

Reflex Group has expanded into North America with the acquisition of a Californian security label specialist, while in the UK it has increased its investment in Screen inkjet tech.

Heidelberg has increased factory working hours by around 14% as it gears up for a busy H2 delivering on a big post-Drupa order backlog.

Amcor has gained a European patent for its AmFiber paper-based packaging material.

Canon has emphasised the importance of diversity in the engineering sector to coincide with National Engineering Day today (13 November).

Blackburn’s Modern Bookbinders, founded in 1930, will close in late December after 94 years in business, with machinery, customer book and website up for sale.

German paper and packaging group Palm has acquired John Hargreaves (Collyhurst & Stalybridge), a producer of corrugated products based close to Manchester.

Print and mailing company FDM Document Solutions has secured an ongoing contract with Grand Union Housing Group, becoming the preferred print and mail partner to the business.

IG Design Group expects to improve profitability in its full-year results after a raft of restructuring and cost saving measures at its international businesses.

The fruits of a long-lasting partnership between PHD Communications and Ricoh have resulted in PHD winning a prestigious award.