Print buying
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Communisis embarks on digital transformation
Integrated business communications provider Communisis is set to transform its internal and external digital capabilities through a new partnership with Tech Mahindra.
![Martin Hall with his daughter Sarah Twibey, who will take over the reins of the family business](/media/mjyc5xnk/ayp.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e722a51213f0)
AYP expands premises and diversifies
Newport-based commercial printer AYP Design and Print has moved to a new facility, trebling its floorspace while opening new avenues in sustainable packaging development.
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Paragon buys Lettershop
Paragon Group has completed its acquisition of The Lettershop Group following a protracted process due to recent events at parent YM Group.
![The range includes a 220gsm and 350gsm premium packaging paper in Denim White](/media/ny4ehsj0/rydal-apparel1.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e722a4ee5f50)
James Cropper unveils denim-blend packaging paper
The new paper from James Cropper is a 100% recycled and recyclable paper for packaging using pre-worn jeans in the fibre blend.
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110-year-old printing plate sells for £15k at auction
A printing plate used for the historical Ulster Covenant has sold for £15,000 at a Belfast auction house.
![The bottles are made of 94% recycled paperboard](/media/ybqfa1b3/cantina-goccia-celi-3.jpeg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e722a7b60ad0)
International first for Frugalpac machine
UK-based paper bottle manufacturer Frugalpac has signed a deal with a Canadian packaging firm for its pioneering paper bottle machine.
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Picket lines out at Sun Chemical
Union members across Sun Chemical’s major UK ink plants are taking part in a second day of strikes.
![Tame: print and paper has a great sustainable story to tell](/media/jl2ljinw/tame.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e722a61a0e10)
Webmart and CFH Docmail join Two Sides
Webmart and CFH Docmail are the latest to join print and paper advocacy group Two Sides.
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Printing Components under new ownership
Welsh manufacturer Printing Components has been acquired in a management buyout, securing 20 jobs.
![Benny Landa: "We are thrilled and proud to welcome such high-profile investors"](/media/0ixdqdl2/benny-landa-2016.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e722a73d7f70)
Landa’s lab-grown diamond firm completes $90m investment round
Benny Landa’s Lusix venture, which produces lab-grown diamonds, has completed an investment round of $90m (£74.5m).