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