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Papeterie Zuber Rieder: specialist range includes 'ice bucket proof' labels

Fedrigoni to acquire French mill

Fedrigoni Group has agreed yet another buy, which will give the business a dominant presence in the worldwide market for premium papers for wine and spirits.

Thompson: "we need change to survive"

Royal Mail seeks urgent reform of USO, posts huge loss

Royal Mail wants to ditch Saturday deliveries and its parent group has confirmed that it will separate the business, which has racked up losses of nearly £220m at the half-year, if “significant change...

The Metamorphosis range has several plastic-mimicking properties

Fedrigoni launches 100% paper packaging that aims to replace plastic

Fedrigoni has promised its new Materia Viva Metamorphosis range of paper products can mimic many of the qualities that make plastic the norm for packaging.

Real salaries in the UK have decreased 5.6% in 2022

Average pay plummets as inflation bites

Real median weekly pay for full-time employees fell by 2.6% in 2022 when adjusting for inflation, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

James Cropper is able to upcycle a wide range of fibres

James Cropper trims paper to focus on most profitable lines

James Cropper has posted a £200,000 operating loss for the first half of the year, but expects to return to profitability in H2 on the back of strong sales growth – and the business has also spent...

The copperplate of Megan Rigby's stag design

Engraver's delight as winning design comes to life

An apprentice hand engraver has seen her work come to life at Baddeley Brothers as a die-stamped Christmas card after winning a competition aimed at keeping the craft of engraving alive.

Smurfit Kappa: potential strike action during crucial pre-Christmas period

Smurfit Kappa staff in talks over strikes

Unite members at UK Smurfit Kappa sites are understood to be balloting over strike action as they reportedly want a 10% annual pay rise.

Alpha Card has acquired distributor A-ha! for an undisclosed six-figure sum

Alpha Card take on A-ha! in North East acquisition

Alpha Card Compact Media has acquired tourist and leaflet distribution business A-ha! Distribution.

Funkypigeon.com: topical card ranges

Funky Pigeon counts cost of cyber attack

The cyber attack at online card retailer Funky Pigeon has contributed to a near-£20m fall in sales and wiped £6m off the brand’s EBITDA.

"Robust contingency plans" are in place at DS Smith

DS Smith workers vote to strike over pay

Nearly 1,000 members of union GMB at DS Smith are balloting for industrial action over a real terms pay cut.