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Cotek said Laufenberg "has really similar ideologies"

German firm acquires Cotek Papers

UK-based release paper and film manufacturer Cotek Papers has been bought by German company Laufenberg.

Kesslers began trading in 1888

Hexcite Group business Kesslers in administration

Retail display specialist Kesslers International, part of the Hexcite Group, has gone into administration due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the retail sector and cost inflation.

Taxing times

Towards the end of the summer, HMRC announced a consultation on proposals which would radically alter how unincorporated businesses – sole traders and partnerships – are taxed.

The long march of Covid

There just seems to be no escape from Covid. For some, the viral grenade took the form of furlough, job loss, business turndown or failure. For many others, sadly, it meant hospitalisation and in the...

Having flexible friends

There’s no question that Covid has altered society. It’s trampled on civil liberties, seen vaccines rolled out in double-quick time, spurred on the deployment of information technologies, and it’s...

Printweek editor Darryl Danielli

Wishing all our readers a merry Christmas and a prosperous 2022

I’m pretty sure I say this every year – and having checked the archive it turns out I more or less have – so, forgive me, but: How. Can. It. Be. Christmas?

Our Christmas gift to you, your December & January issue, may have made its way down the chimney a little ahead of Santa's schedule, but as usual it is jam-packed with business and technology long reads and snappy news roundups...

The issue kicks off with our review of the year as a timely reminder of just how eventful the past 12 months have been, and for those of you that prefer to look forward, it's followed by our...

Jake Davey has joined his mother and father at the business

Artisan Signs continues family tradition

Kettering-based signmaker Artisan Signs has appointed Jake Davey as business development manager of the company that was founded by his grandfather and father.

Wilkins Group put together 250 festive care packages full of winter essentials

Wilkins Group supports vulnerable people with festive care packages

The Wilkins Group has hand-delivered hundreds of hampers to the most vulnerable people in its local area.

Nearly 5,000 staff work at the Wiesloch-Walldorf site

Heidelberg sells more of German site to VGP

Heidelberg has sold 80,000sqm of space at its main Wiesloch-Walldorf site in Germany to specialist developer VGP Group.