Business

Reach owns more than 130 media brands

Reach updates, appoints new CFO

Reach has detailed the newspaper sales boost – and advertising reduction – following the death of the Queen.

Cascade Group was a Kall Kwik franchise for nearly 30 years

Cascade Group in liquidation

Cascade Group has gone into liquidation and looks to have closed.

Robots could help manufacturing businesses move to a four-day week

Four-day week to be debated; automation could help manufacturing adapt

A bill in UK parliament looking to reduce working hours and give workers the chance to try a four-day week will be debated next Tuesday (18 October).

ONS: rise in insolvencies driven by Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations

Print insolvencies on the rise

Printing industry insolvencies were at the highest level in almost a decade in the first half of the year.

Roberts: "We look forward to the remainder of the year with confidence"

DS Smith performing ahead of expectations

DS Smith’s overall performance for the current full financial year is expected to be ahead of its previous expectations.

Clough: "PIUK delivers vitally important projects"

Propack secures four-year contract with children’s charity

Propack has won a “five-figure” tender to provide four years of outsourced sponsorship activity for children's charity Plan International UK (PIUK).

The three businesses came under the SBS banner two years ago

Streamline, Baxters and Spectrum close their doors

The three operating Leicestershire print businesses of SBS Print Group have fallen into administration and have ceased trading with the immediate loss of 55 jobs.

National Grid: power cuts could be necessary in worst case scenario

Intergraf warns on energy impact for print SMEs

Intergraf has warned that SME printing businesses are “bearing the brunt” of the ongoing energy price crisis.

MacDonald: "We have grown exponentially and expect that growth to continue at pace"

Cullen to invest £15m and create 120 new jobs

Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging is investing £15m in a new innovation and design hub as well as an additional factory at its site to meet increasing global demand for its moulded fibre and corrugated...

Mediahuis announced the site's closure last week. Image: Google Maps

Unite challenges closure of Mediahuis’ Newry site

Trade union Unite has challenged the closure of Mediahuis’ Northern Irish newspaper printing site in Newry, where 46 jobs are under threat.