Print buying

Packaging giant DS Smith has reported quarter-on-quarter growth for corrugated box volumes, despite overall volume remaining below 2022/23’s bumper levels.

Peter Scott, founder of the Burnley-based commercial print business that bears his name, has passed away after a short illness.

As ever, the Knowledge Bank section is the meat in our Printweek sandwich, nestled between our six-page news round-up and the Product Portfolio section.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided to review plans by News UK and DMG Media to create a joint venture printing operation, in a move that could take several months.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has updated its members at Royal Mail Group on its “positive” discussions with the new Royal Mail CEO, while also outlining details of a new Christmas incentive...

A trio of new industry related tenders are now live via the government’s Find a Tender service, including one with multiple lots that have an estimated total value of £4m.

Kin and Carta, the old St Ives business, is set to be acquired in a £203m private equity deal.

Carton Group, a German packaging specialist owned by investment firm Waterland, is set to buy London-based luxury packaging firm Wrapology.

Rare Mags, a specialist rare magazine and book store based in Stockport, has had a post on X (F.K.A. Twitter) viewed 140,000 times after it was widely shared online.

News UK is set to discontinue its direct-to-retail delivery service within the M25 region, effective from issue date Monday 13 November 2023.