Mail-Well sells label division

Mail-Well has sold its labels division, including UK interests Label Double S in Bradford, Customark in Cradley Heath and Stampiton of Stockport.

It has been purchased by Rennaissance Mark, a Denver-based company owned by Greg Mosher and Arsenal Capital Partners.

Chairman Paul Reilly said: "The sale is a key step in narrowing our lines of business and reducing our debt load."

Mail-Wells first-quarter combined sales were down 9.5% on last year to 270.4m ($391.7m).

Overall the company recorded a net loss of 14.9m compared to a profit of 2.5m last year.