Business

Packaging giant DS Smith has reported revenue and profit increases as its recent acquisitions start to pay off alongside organic growth.

Gift packaging and stationery specialist IG Design Group’s UK business has continued on its growth path while the wider business has also seen significant sales increases.

Insolvent German paper mill Scheufelen is being wound up, according to German media reports.

Baker Labels has expanded its senior management team to assist with overseeing continued growth and moves into new business areas.

The UK private equity fund that acquired wide-format printer Gardners last month has finalised another acquisition as it continues to expand its display offering.

Sussex-based digital printer Elephant Print & Display has taken on a D&K Neptune laminator with foiling unit to boost its efficiency and capabilities.

This issue’s interviewee Adam Carnell started his print business with partner James Kinsella when they were both just 21 – 10 years ago to the day tomorrow.

Last summer the England men’s national football team famously defied the nation’s low expectations to reach the semi-finals of the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia.

Think big, they say. After all, why would anyone turn up their nose at a huge slice of business? Consider the revenue, the prestige! Maybe even take a moment to bask in the envy of your competitors.

It all seems so long ago – the spectre of GDPR hanging over the direct mailing sector in the run-up to 25 May 2018, with both the buyers and producers caught in a mad scramble to get themselves ready...