Print buying
![Kingston: "We don’t want a return to having more capacity than is required"](/media/ghycafby/roy-kingston-walstead-group-crop.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e73516f44350)
Walstead brings Newbould into fold after YM deal
Walstead has enlisted the help of former YM Group chief operating officer Mike Newbould Junior to help pinpoint customers looking for future print supply options after YM’s web division collapsed.
![Gooder would like to find a home for the machines](/media/52mpzd3q/ben-gooder.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7350ad8bec0)
Italian Job rescue for historic Italian printhouse's presses
Seven antique print machines have been saved from scrap by a print novice after the collapse of an artisanal Tuscan printhouse that included Jodie Foster among its clients.
![Macfarlane has made a solid start to 2022](/media/b0vlb4du/macfarlane-truck-pic-1.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7351205e740)
Macfarlane reports growth in trading update
Macfarlane Group is set to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM), at which the company will provide a positive trading update covering 2022 to date.
![Staff at Handy Brand now share a 51% stake in the business](/media/2lkdjutn/handy-brand-team-picture.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e735077b14d0)
Handy Brand moves to employee ownership structure
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: exciting new chapter](/media/au0oy0jc/hague-group.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7350b84b630)
Hague expands with PSL buy
Hague Group has returned to the acquisition trail with a deal to buy PSL Print Management.
![Johnnie Walker is one of the Diageo brands impacted](/media/dcvipy14/johnnie-walker.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7350ccdb0f0)
CPMA speaks out on Diageo packaging change implications
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...
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Sylvamo brings in rights plan as industry awaits Russia update
Paper manufacturer Sylvamo has instigated a ‘poison pill’ Shareholder Rights Plan after a big private equity business gained a substantial stake.
![Bluetree: mask and print ops now individual trading entities](/media/d2toykrs/bluetree-group-medical-mask.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e735082f2290)
Bluetree separates mask wing
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.
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Tesco steers customers towards online statements
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.
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Company financial distress levels rise
There was a 19% increase in the number of companies in critical financial distress in the first quarter of 2022, according to new research.