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The German printing inks and chemicals specialist employs around 3,000 people. Image: Hubergroup
Strategic move for global growth

Hubergroup acquired by Indian consortium

A consortium of Mavco Investments and Avenue Capital Group have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hubergroup in a strategic move for global growth.

High Court orders winding-up

Official Receiver steps in at Rymack Sign Solutions

Rymack Sign Solutions is being wound up by the Official Receiver, following a court order to that effect.

Spirit Label Solutions was founded by five veterans of the industry
Hit by Scottish whisky industry downturn

Administrators reveal £4m shortfall at Spirit Label Solutions

Administrators at Spirit Label Solutions, the Glasgow whisky label specialist, have revealed that the company owed more than £4m to creditors when it entered administration on 8 November.

The Vantage 720 was installed in October
New options for the business

Potts Print ups capacity with Moll install

Potts Print has taken on a Vantage 720 folder gluing line from Moll to help with its capacity and reduce the company’s lead times.

Modernisation of network continues at pace

Royal Mail cuts losses, but NI increase casts cloud

Sales are up and losses have been significantly reduced at Royal Mail – but an expected £120m increase in costs due to the upcoming National Insurance hike has resulted in a £134m impairment charge at...

The upgraded Simpele mill is expected to start up in Q4 2025. Image: Metsä Board
Modernisation is being implemented in stages

Metsä Board progresses with €60m mill upgrade

Metsä Board is advancing with an investment to modernise its Simpele folding boxboard mill in Finland, aimed at further enhancing product quality, production efficiency, and reducing the carbon...

Complementary litho kit provides synergy

Brightsea acquires Hedgerow Print in Devon merger

Devon commercial printer Brightsea Print Group has acquired Crediton-based Hedgerow Print, just north of Exeter.

Interim replacement is in place

Xaar CFO steps down

Xaar is looking for a new CFO after incumbent Ian Tichias stepped down with immediate effect.

Mail seen as most trustworthy

Mail most influential marketing medium for winning election votes

New nationally representative research from Marketreach has revealed that mail is more likely to have had an influence on voting intention than any other marketing channel across all ages.

ePrint's Skyline software is tailored to in-plant machinery
Steve Dobbs steps into MD role

ePrint reshuffles ownership with MBO

Web-to-print software specialist for in-plant printers, ePrint, has completed an MBO, reshuffling its leadership team.

In store this week

Tesco Finest pasta now in paper packs

Tesco has rolled out new paper packaging for its Finest range of dried pasta.

2023 described as watershed year

Walstead looks to 'wider graphic industries' for future M&A

Walstead Group is on the hunt for buys in other sectors after reporting decline in its core markets of web offset and gravure and a loss for last year.

Consumer voluntary liquidations have leapt 60% since before the pandemic
Numbers up in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Company insolvencies fall in England and Wales

New government data has found that, after seasonal adjustment, the number of registered company insolvencies in England and Wales fell by 10% in October 2024 compared to the previous month, although...

Herbert Walkers' new seven-colour XL 106 will arrive on 26 November
£6.5m invested in past three years

Herbert Walkers invests £3.5m in brand-new Speedmaster

High-end packaging and greetings card specialist Herbert Walkers has invested in a brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-7+L press, arriving on 26 November.

Unanimous approval from boards

Amcor and Berry Global Group to merge

Another packaging mega-merger is in the works after Amcor and Berry Global Group announced they would be combining.