Ultrachem has swooped in to buy Bousfield following parent Openshaw Groups move into administrative receivership.

Optimus has reported an upturn in sales of its accounting software during the last six weeks of 2004.

Two Yorkshire-based packaging firms have merged in a bid to create a comprehensive supplier.

A five-year, 7.3m project to scan all local British newspapers produced between 1700 and 1950 onto almost indestructible microfilm has been completed.

Leach Colour has invested 2m in a new 3,000m2 site in Huddersfield as part of plans to expand in the large-format sector.

Bezier has produced a raft of in-store Point of Sale (PoS) material for retail giant Boots.

Mike Harris, former Stora Enso technical services director, adds his response to the debate on paper yellowing and the quality of paper.

Paperfix, the binding, laminating and paper handling equipment service provider, has officially opened its first franchisee-training centre.

Short-run journal printer, Nightingale Press, has invested over 100,000 to upgrade its finishing department and bring perfect binding in-house.

MY Cartons is to shut its Crown Point site in Leeds with the likely loss of more than 100 jobs.