Business
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ESP Group acquired in MBO deal
ESP Group has been acquired in a management buyout (MBO) deal and has ambitious growth plans to be achieved both organically and through acquisition.
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Specialist corrugated and cartonboard show to return in 2023
The sixth international exhibition for the corrugated and folding carton industry is set to return in March.
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Royal Mail CEO warns on strike action
Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson has warned CWU leadership to “reflect on saving Christmas and their members’ jobs” amid ongoing strike action at the group.
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Printers take part in more muted Black Friday
Many printers and related companies have got involved with this year’s Black Friday event, which could be a quieter affair than usual due to the cost-of-living crisis, ongoing postal strikes, and...
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Party Décor upgrades digital cutting
Party Décor has enhanced its digital cutting capability with the installation of a new PFi Blade B2+ cutting table.
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Fasprint winds down after 38 years
Fasprint will close its doors on 30 November, after 38 years of trading.
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Grafenia reports on first half
Grafenia has posted its first results that reflect the sale of its manufacturing operations.
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Emerge Advertising in Titanium install
Emerge Advertising has invested in a Titanium 2516 cutting table with router from International Graphics Supplies (IGS) to ease a finishing bottleneck caused by manual cutting processes.
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Macfarlane trading in line with expectations
Macfarlane Group said it is expecting its results for 2022 to be ahead of last year and in line with its full year expectations.
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Linney solar spend to pay back faster than expected
Linney is set to pay back the £600,000 it invested in solar panels earlier this year in just over a year – far earlier than the original projection of almost five times as long.