Business
![The buy is Riccobono Group's most significant expansion outside France](/media/iejlauxo/group-riccobono-and-tsb-gravure.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9f6a10b1a2290)
French group takes European top spot in gravure
Continental printer Riccobono Group has become the biggest gravure printer in Europe after completing its takeover of Germany’s TSB.
![The AccurioPress 7136 series can produce a monthly peak volume of up to 3.24 million A4 pages](/media/hfqbz34x/accuriopress-7136p-s04-pf-710-ru-518m-iq-501-ru-702-sd-513-product-studio-picture.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9f6a0f5b2b430)
Konica Minolta upgrades mono portfolio
Konica Minolta has enhanced its monochrome portfolio of digital printers with the new AccurioPress 7136 series.
![MNA's flagship newspaper titles have a combined daily print circulation of 23,000](/media/uy2dricr/midland-news-asscociation-express-star-and-shropshire-star.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9f6a0f88471d0)
National World acquires MNA and PCS
National World has swooped to acquire Midland News Association and its sister company Press Computer Systems in a deal that will propel the group beyond the £100m turnover mark.
![Icahn had increased his stake in Xerox last year](/media/t32dbs2o/carl-icahn.jpeg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9f6a0fb5210c0)
Xerox to buy back $542m Xerox stake from Icahn
Xerox is set to purchase all of the company’s shares that are owned by activist investor Carl Icahn for around $542m (£442m).
![Mike Boyle: a rising tide lifts all boats](/media/40zdvgmo/sc-mike-boyle-global-head-of-large-format-go-to-market-hp.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9f21f0c185710)
Closing the loop: How to be a truly sustainable business and why it matters
HP’s Mike Boyle looks at how embracing a circular economy can be a win for consumers, printers and the planet and shares some of the lessons from HP’s journey of adopting a closed-loop business...
![The Princess of Wales had a textile manufacturers tour this week. Image: The Royal Family](/media/doap5irr/princess-catherine-of-wales-standfast-barrack.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9f21f2768d530)
Catherine, Princess of Wales visits Standfast & Barracks
Catherine, Princess of Wales visited historic textile printer Standfast & Barracks on Tuesday (26 September) as part of a tour of northern textile manufacturers.
![Software Circle: new look](/media/j52ptc2o/software-circle-new-logo.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9f21f2a7a33e0)
New name for Grafenia
Grafenia is changing its name to Software Circle to “better reflect who we are”.
![Walstead prints for a host of leading brands and media groups](/media/zp3b4zwf/walstead-portfolio.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9f21f2c8a9d50)
Walstead reports on 2022
Net sales at Walstead Group were up 11% last year, but operating margins slipped in the face of “huge and volatile” increases in input costs at the pan-European business.
![(L-R): Simon Ward and new appointment Darren Singer](/media/acfdyq35/itg-new-appt.jpg?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9f21f32c43e10)
ITG eyes global expansion with new CFO hire
Marketing services company Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) has appointed industry specialist Darren Singer as its new chief financial officer to spearhead its global growth charge.
![National World head David Montgomery has long been interested in acquiring a national daily](/media/n4wezmhw/david-montgomery-national-world-chairman.png?width=525&height=525&bgcolor=White&v=1d9f21f34c36970)
National World gathers allies for £600m Telegraph bid
Regional news publisher National World has stepped up its efforts to become the next owner of The Telegraph Media Group (TMG).