Paper

Paper cuts into polywrap’s dominance

Take-up of paper wrapping in favour of polywrapping by publishers is gathering pace with three major media groups opting to make switches, including venerable weekly Country Life moving to paper wrap...

James Cropper 'positive' in post-Q1 update

James Cropper is looking ahead to a positive financial year thanks to a “promising” first quarter that follows a year in which pre-tax profits were halved.

TI, Kelsey and Hearst all make paper wrap moves

The shift to paper wrapping in favour of polywrapping is gathering pace, with three major publishers opting to make switches, including venerable weekly Country Life moving to paper wrap for its...

Antalis sales slip in H1

Antalis has announced a drop in sales and profits for the first half of the year, with no further news as yet on its search for a new shareholder to take over Sequana’s majority stake in the...

Arjobex bought by French private equity firm

France-based private equity firm Prudentia Capital has acquired the Arjobex group of businesses, which includes UK manufacturing base Arjobex Limited in Clacton-on-Sea.

Arjo UK mills: MBO gains SE support

Negotiations over the sale of the Arjowiggins Fine Papers UK businesses in administration are understood to have reached a critical juncture, with Scottish Enterprise confirming to PrintWeek that it...

Scheufelen boss starts new paper company

The chief executive of failed German paper mill Scheufelen has started a new paper company employing 26 of his previous firm’s 95 staff.

Shipping company fined after driver struck by paper reel

A shipping company must pay nearly £40,000 after a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver was injured when he was struck by a paper reel that was being loaded onto his trailer.

441 companies remove misleading anti-paper messaging

441 companies have now removed or changed their messaging since the inception of pro-paper campaign group Two Sides in 2008.

PG Paper supports growth strategy with top-level hires

Scottish paper merchant PG Paper has appointed its first managing director as well as a sales manager to support growth plans across its international markets.