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Former Müller head of packaging Haulwen Nicholas has launched a new consultancy to help packaging firms with environmental viability.

Wide-format display printer Evolution Paint & Graphics has invested around £300,000 and installed an EFI Vutek GS3250lx Pro LED printer.

Paper producer Sappi has signed an agreement to acquire the speciality paper business of Cham Paper Group Holding (CPG) for CHF146.5m (£110m).

DS Smith has posted revenue growth of 19% but a 1% fall in pre-tax profit in its half-year results.

Magnet Harlequin has launched a new integrated offering that pulls together its own services with those of its sister creative agencies, to deliver cost and efficiency savings for clients.

Web-to-print business Printed Easy has gone live with a new look and a new website designed to be as efficient as possible for customers.

Guardian Media Group (GMG) has confirmed that The Guardian and Observer will switch from their mid-size Berliner format to a tabloid size next month.

Advent International has completed its purchase of Williams Lea Tag and has appointed a new chief executive who has already hinted at potential acquisitions.

Flint Group and Sun Chemical have separately announced price rises for packaging inks and coatings, effective from 1 January 2018.

Following the success of its debut summer newspaper, global affairs magazine and brand Monocle has launched its Monocle Winter Weekly, and expanded its sales remit to North America.

Having halted a planned 48-hour Communication Workers Union (CWU) strike in October, the Royal Mail has issued an update on recommendations for worker pensions and pay.

Riso has launched two new A3 digital duplicators, one of which it is referring to as the fastest of its kind.

MIS developer Tharstern has been named in the inaugural Prolific North Tech 100, the only company in the graphic arts industry to make the final cut.

Johnston Press has revealed the i newspaper is now trading in line with its plans, with EBITDA for the title averaging £1m a month for each of the past three months.

Triton Showers has installed a Konica Minolta bizhub Press 1250e along with a Watkiss PowerSquare 224 bookletmaker for its in-house printing plant.