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Northside Graphics makes first acquisition since private equity investment
Belfast’s Northside Graphics has acquired nearby print house Media Design and Print, bringing the business up to £11m turnover and 80 employees.

Carton and display board specialist files NOI
Long-standing carton board converter Boardlink has filed a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators.

Print.com parent acquires ISI Publishing Innovators
Print.Group, the holding company behind European B2B print platform Print.com, has acquired software specialist ISI Publishing Innovators.

Durst expands workflow know-how with Callas buy
Durst has acquired premedia automation specialist Callas Software.

Aurelius to make part-payment to Agfa this week
The long-running payment wrangle between Agfa and ECO3 purchaser Aurelius Group continues to rumble on, with Agfa set to receive part of the still-outstanding €31.4m (£26.2m) this week.

ADM snaps up Indicia Worldwide
Konica Minolta is selling its Indicia Worldwide marketing services business to ADM Group.

Grenadier lauds Kentmere buy
Grenadier Packaging has expanded with the acquisition of folding cartons specialist Kentmere Packaging.

Tracy Mead takes reins at the DS Group
DS Group operations director Tracy Mead has been appointed as the firm’s next managing director, as current managing director Allistair Hunter steps back after 20 years at the company’s helm.

Mondi's Schumacher deal now official
Mondi’s acquisition of Schumacher Packaging’s Western European business has successfully completed.

Most-read of March rounds up industry closures and more
Our listicle of the most-read stories of March was dominated by the several recent business closures and restructures across the industry, although there was one very bright light amongst the doom and...

New recycling rules come into place for businesses
Businesses with 10 or more employees will have to comply with new recycling rules, coming into force today (31 March).

Reflections kit up for sale
A wide range of equipment from Reflections Print Finishers has been put up for sale by the firm’s directors.

Offsite Digital keeps nimble with new Ricoh
Offsite Digital has installed a brand-new Ricoh Pro C7500 digital toner press with neon, white and clear stations, replacing a nearly 10-year-old Ricoh Pro C7100 five-colour press.

Sappi board game explores papermaking process
Sappi has been inspired by the world of board games to create a paper showcase with a difference.

Reach CEO departs, CRO takes over
Reach CEO Jim Mullen has quit the media group to join The Jockey Club.