Business
![Tim Hill (L) and Emile Melki are now joint MDs of the combined Novum Speedscreen](/media/m1deqyps/novum-speedscreen.jpeg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e72312927500)
PFI buys Novum for Speedscreen merger
Large-format print group PFI bought Novum Graphics in mid-January, merging the business with its Speedscreen subsidiary.
![Pepper Communications is based in purpose-built Plymouth headquarters](/media/coxardbj/pepper-communications-solar-pv.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e723125a7510)
Pepper Communications set for liquidation
Pepper Communications is poised to appoint liquidators later this week.
![Roberts: cautiously optimistic about the future](/media/wyepfocf/bishops-printers_gareth-roberts.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e72311f54aa0)
Bishops Printers invests £2.1m to support growth
Bishops Printers has invested £2.1m on a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 eight-colour press and an Autobond laminator as it continues to rebuild and grow the business following the challenges of the...
![Olson (L): "We know that the industry must lead the way to a climate-smart society". Image: Lessebo Paper](/media/4uvbhtqf/lessebo-paper_launch-livonia-zero-offset.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e72310d90530)
Lessebo collaborates on green book paper launch
Swedish paper manufacturer Lessebo Paper has partnered with publisher Bonnier Books and printer Livonia Print to launch a paper targeted at minmising the carbon footprint of printed books.
![Navigator said it intends to continue GC Consumer’s business](/media/h0wlnc5a/navigator.png?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e723113507e0)
Navigator eyes Spain and France growth with latest acquisition
The Navigator Company has acquired Gomà-Camps Group’s Consumer Tissue business, including the acquisition of Spanish company Gomà-Camps Consumer and French firm Gomà Camps France (GC Consumer).
![The business was originally known as Serobex and was founded in 1987](/media/ygdlqiyq/bex-design-print.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7231182d9c0)
Bex Design & Print supports growth with new management team
A screen and digital printer that was acquired last year has appointed a new management team to support its growth.
![Patel: "We foresee an exciting year of growth for Stag Print"](/media/cuhng4ck/stag-print-photo-managing-director-sushil-patel-with-the-komori-ls29-machine.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7231045ecf0)
Stag Print buys secondhand Komori to support growth
Stag Print has doubled its production capacity after taking on a secondhand Komori LS29 B2 sheetfed litho press.
![CVG's Velsen mill has been in operation since the late 19th century](/media/2f4dnhuf/crown-van-gelder-mill-site.png?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e72310a83130)
Potential buyers run rule over CVG
A number of interested parties have visited Crown Van Gelder sparking hopes that the mill could be rescued and restart production in the near future.
![The deal further consolidates Zeus Packaging's operations across Europe](/media/sfadyin3/zeuspolpackacq.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e723101edcf0)
Zeus makes first 2023 acquisition
Acquisitive Irish packaging group Zeus Packaging has acquired Polpack, which distributes packaging materials and packaging machinery in Poland.
![Polar guillotines are a familiar site at many printers](/media/2uiio3lr/polar-n137athd-front-300dpi-15cm5045.jpg?rxy=0.5,0.0&width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e7231072c950)
Polar looks to future under new ownership
Polar has successfully emerged from bankruptcy protection after a takeover deal for the business was agreed with an Austrian investor.