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![A buy-in management buy-out was completed at The Mailshop](/media/lu5do12v/mailshop-management-team.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e732be063840)
Review of 2021: August
Our annual roundup of all the big stories from around the UK printing industry in the past 12 months.
![Direct mail has seen some recovery in 2021](/media/5ftjllo5/briefing-1-main-pic.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e732e859f190)
Mailing leaders share sector predictions for 2022
Board members of the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP), the industry body that represents mailing houses across the UK, have shared their thoughts on how the sector fared in 2021 and what they...
![Chairman David Montgomery’s National World business acquired JPI Media in January](/media/rt0khkir/david-montgomery.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e732e918adb0)
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...
![Hart (R, with Nitecrest technical director John Hart): Deal makes us a stronger force](/media/fuldn5i2/nitecrest.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e732e9c6a0f0)
Nitecrest merges with Austriacard
UK-based gift, telecoms and loyalty card manufacturer Nitecrest has this week completed a merger with Austriacard Holdings.
![Rollem has taken on a new 550sqm facility for Top Deck](/media/d20jpj4m/rollem-top-deck.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e732ea9848d0)
Rollem bolsters new print division with new kit and hires
Rollem Group, the UK-based finishing equipment manufacturer for the playing card industry, is focusing on investment and recruitment for its new print division Top Deck as business booms.
![The dispute originates from early 2021](/media/kbykz1ed/flb-twitter.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e732db591610)
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](/media/5lwhhye3/daily-mail-copies.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e732e4b21f40)
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](/media/4jnheej3/webmart-people.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e732e58b4130)
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](/media/tlzfp0av/verso-mill-michigan.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e732e75b1f30)
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.
![Ink on Paper (Scotland) had been loss-making in recent years](/media/djfd3oo5/ink-on-paper.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9e732d7582740)
Ink on Paper (Scotland) sold in pre-pack deal
Livingstone-based litho and digital print business Ink on Paper has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a fellow Scottish print operation.