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Chairman David Montgomery’s National World business acquired JPI Media in January

National World eyeing acquisition opportunities

National World has said it is “actively engaged in developing acquisition opportunities” and is primarily targeting businesses that will enhance its digital capabilities and broaden its content base...

Hart (R, with Nitecrest technical director John Hart): Deal makes us a stronger force

Nitecrest merges with Austriacard

UK-based gift, telecoms and loyalty card manufacturer Nitecrest has this week completed a merger with Austriacard Holdings.

Rollem has taken on a new 550sqm facility for Top Deck

Rollem bolsters new print division with new kit and hires

Rollem Group, the UK-based finishing equipment manufacturer for the playing card industry, is focusing on investment and recruitment for its new print division Top Deck as business booms.

Wallace: struck by the incredible precision of the whole process

Wallace goes inside the factory at Woodmansterne

Woodmansterne had a starring role in a special Inside the Christmas Factory programme broadcast this week.

The dispute originates from early 2021

FLB union members calling for a 'fair pay rise'

Unite members working at FLB Group’s Dalkeith site in Scotland are continuing their campaign for “a fair and decent pay rise” and have set up a Twitter account devoted to their cause.

DMGT owns the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday among others

DMGT to be delisted from the stock market

The Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT), which owns the Daily Mail, is set to be delisted from the London Stock Exchange after 90 years after its biggest shareholder Lord Rothermere succeeded in his bid...

Webmart achieved a top-quartile score of 91% in its latest employee survey

Webmart wins Outstanding Workplace award

Webmart has been awarded a People Insight’s Outstanding Workplace Award 2021 after achieving a top-quartile score of 91% in its latest employee survey.

HSE found the risk assessments in place were not sufficient

Firm fined after safety systems fell short

Precision Colour Printing (PCP) has taken steps to significantly improve its workplace safety regime after two incidents in just over three months resulted in the company being handed a five-figure...

Verso has two paper mills in Michigan. Image: Google Maps

BillerudKorsnäs acquires Verso

Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs has acquired North American coated paper producer Verso Corporation in a move to enter the paperboard market in the region.

Ink on Paper (Scotland) had been loss-making in recent years

Ink on Paper (Scotland) sold in pre-pack deal

Livingstone-based litho and digital print business Ink on Paper has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a fellow Scottish print operation.

Cotek said Laufenberg "has really similar ideologies"

German firm acquires Cotek Papers

UK-based release paper and film manufacturer Cotek Papers has been bought by German company Laufenberg.

Kesslers began trading in 1888

Hexcite Group business Kesslers in administration

Retail display specialist Kesslers International, part of the Hexcite Group, has gone into administration due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the retail sector and cost inflation.

Jake Davey has joined his mother and father at the business

Artisan Signs continues family tradition

Kettering-based signmaker Artisan Signs has appointed Jake Davey as business development manager of the company that was founded by his grandfather and father.

Master reels at UPM Kymi, which can make 705,000tpa

UPM braced for strike action at Finnish ops

UPM is facing the prospect of three weeks of strike action at its Finnish mills from the start of the new year, at a time when the industry is already dealing with shortages and a supply squeeze on...

Wilkins Group put together 250 festive care packages full of winter essentials

Wilkins Group supports vulnerable people with festive care packages

The Wilkins Group has hand-delivered hundreds of hampers to the most vulnerable people in its local area.