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Nitecrest merges with Austriacard
UK-based gift, telecoms and loyalty card manufacturer Nitecrest has this week completed a merger with Austriacard Holdings.
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 goes inside the factory at Woodmansterne
Woodmansterne had a starring role in a special Inside the Christmas Factory programme broadcast this week.
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 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 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.
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...
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) 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.
German firm acquires Cotek Papers
UK-based release paper and film manufacturer Cotek Papers has been bought by German company Laufenberg.
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.
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.
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 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.
Heidelberg sells more of German site to VGP
Heidelberg has sold 80,000sqm of space at its main Wiesloch-Walldorf site in Germany to specialist developer VGP Group.