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Royal Mail Group workers have voted in a second ballot to enter into formal dispute with management over pay and conditions.

The owner of an online gift shop will open a high street print workshop in Ormskirk, Lancashire, after finding success in personalised print.

Consumption of self-adhesive labelstock decreased by 2% in Europe in the first half of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, according to data from label industry body FINAT.

The UK arm of global packaging company Tri-Wall has continued its expansion programme with the acquisition of Derbyshire packaging manufacturer The Corrugated Case Company (CCC).

ePac Flexible Packaging is planning a major worldwide expansion of its operations that will include a second site in the UK.

Three major new print and related tenders – some worth seven figures – are now open via the government’s Contracts Finder service.

New Forest wedding and gift specialist printer Manta Makes has taken on a Mimaki direct-to-object UV-LED printer to secure the company’s expansion.

Sales and profits have increased at Koehler Group “despite difficult conditions”.

Mondi has agreed to acquire the Duino mill near Trieste, Italy from the Burgo Group for €40m (£33.7m).

Wide-format printer CIM Signs & Graphics has taken delivery of its “largest, fastest, and most eco-friendly printer to date”, a Nyala 4 from SwissQprint.

Cornish commercial printer Deltor Communications has installed the UK’s first long perfecting B1 Komori Lithrone G840 Advance.

Papermaker Sylvamo has increased its full-year forecasts after posting a big jump in profits in Q2.

Constantia Flexibles has acquired FFP Packaging Solutions, its first consumer plant in the UK.

Sappi has posted record Q3 results but has flagged the ongoing energy crisis as a potential risk for its European business.

Employers need to ensure workplaces are ready for warmer weather in the future, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said.