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Harry and Steve Baker with Dave Walsh

Baker Labels duo join fundraisers on London to Paris cycle

Baker Labels' managing director Steve Baker and his eldest son Harry Baker joined a team of enthusiastic fundraisers last week to cycle from London to Paris to raise money for Kids Inspire.

Essentra's packaging wing specialises in secondary packaging

Essentra agrees £312m sale of packaging division

Essentra is selling its Packaging division to Austrian cartonboard and folding cartons specialist Mayr-Melnhof Group in a deal worth over £300m.

Hatch Print's website is unchanged

Hatch Print trading situation unclear

The UK’s first official vegan print business, Hatch Print, is in liquidation according to Companies House, although a new business is trading under the same name with website and contact details...

314 million of the old paper £20 banknotes are still in circulation. Image: Bank of England

100 days left to use paper £20 and £50 banknotes

The Bank of England will be withdrawing legal tender status of paper £20 and £50 banknotes after 30 September 2022, meaning there are only 100 days left to use any that remain.

Middleton’s staff will continue to operate from their location in Walsall

Denmaur in Middleton division acquisition

Denmaur Independent Papers has reached an agreement to acquire the business and assets of the Fine Paper and Conversion division from Middleton Paper Company, for an undisclosed sum.

The Ideal 5560 has a 560mm cutting length

Graffix Digital enhances finishing with Ashgate

Graffix Digital has installed a raft of new finishing kit from Ashgate Automation to bring more work in-house.

HH Global launched its rebrand on 20 June

HH Global rebrands

HH Global has retired its iconic elephant logo as part of a major image shake-up.

Mathew Faulkner has previously fulfilled a range of marketing roles in Canon’s production print business

Canon Europe makes senior appointments

Canon Europe has made a trio of new appointments to strengthen its senior team over the last few weeks.

The Gateshead Council DPS is worth £2m

Millions of pounds' worth of print up for grabs

A trio of new print and related tenders from local councils are currently open via the government’s Find a Tender and Contracts Finder services.

The Heidelberg MK Mastermatrix 106 CSB is part of a major spend

Wilkins continues expansion with Heidelberg install

Printed packaging company the Wilkins Group has leveraged last year’s success to invest heavily in its growth.