Print buying

Chairman David Montgomery’s National World business acquired JPI Media in January

National World eyeing acquisition opportunities

National World has said it is “actively engaged in developing acquisition opportunities” and is primarily targeting businesses that will enhance its digital capabilities and broaden its content base...

Wallace: struck by the incredible precision of the whole process

Wallace goes inside the factory at Woodmansterne

Woodmansterne had a starring role in a special Inside the Christmas Factory programme broadcast this week.

The dispute originates from early 2021

FLB union members calling for a 'fair pay rise'

Unite members working at FLB Group’s Dalkeith site in Scotland are continuing their campaign for “a fair and decent pay rise” and have set up a Twitter account devoted to their cause.

DMGT owns the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday among others

DMGT to be delisted from the stock market

The Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT), which owns the Daily Mail, is set to be delisted from the London Stock Exchange after 90 years after its biggest shareholder Lord Rothermere succeeded in his bid...

Webmart achieved a top-quartile score of 91% in its latest employee survey

Webmart wins Outstanding Workplace award

Webmart has been awarded a People Insight’s Outstanding Workplace Award 2021 after achieving a top-quartile score of 91% in its latest employee survey.

Verso has two paper mills in Michigan. Image: Google Maps

BillerudKorsnäs acquires Verso

Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs has acquired North American coated paper producer Verso Corporation in a move to enter the paperboard market in the region.

Cotek said Laufenberg "has really similar ideologies"

German firm acquires Cotek Papers

UK-based release paper and film manufacturer Cotek Papers has been bought by German company Laufenberg.

Kesslers began trading in 1888

Hexcite Group business Kesslers in administration

Retail display specialist Kesslers International, part of the Hexcite Group, has gone into administration due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the retail sector and cost inflation.

Our Christmas gift to you, your December & January issue, may have made its way down the chimney a little ahead of Santa's schedule, but as usual it is jam-packed with business and technology long reads and snappy news roundups...

The issue kicks off with our review of the year as a timely reminder of just how eventful the past 12 months have been, and for those of you that prefer to look forward, it's followed by our...

Master reels at UPM Kymi, which can make 705,000tpa

UPM braced for strike action at Finnish ops

UPM is facing the prospect of three weeks of strike action at its Finnish mills from the start of the new year, at a time when the industry is already dealing with shortages and a supply squeeze on...