Reach results hit by newsprint costs
Reach’s newsprint bill ballooned by more than 50% in the first half of the year, with the media group cutting print runs and pagination to try to mitigate the cost increase.
BC Partners enters into joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni
Bain Capital Private Equity has signed definitive documents with international investment firm BC Partners to enter into a joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni.
Scalderhurst joins Aims Group
Merchant and paper converter Scalderhurst has joined the Aims Group of independent merchants.
Shock as Portals announces Overton closure
Historic papermaker Portals has rocked the industry with the announcement that it plans to close its Overton banknote paper mill with more than 300 jobs likely to go as a result.
Proposal made to take Bobst private
Bobst will return to private ownership if shareholders accept an offer from the group’s biggest shareholder.
PrintIQ appoints global sales director
PrintIQ has promoted Paul Bromley to the role of global sales director.
M&S rolls out new recyclable packs
Reflex Group is producing new, recyclable packaging for M&S vine tomatoes.
BoxWay to restructure and invest
Corrugated packaging manufacturer BoxWay Packaging Group has laid out its upcoming plans, including a strategic restructuring exercise that could see one of its sites close as well as investment in...
EFI Reggiani supports growth with new campus
EFI Reggiani has broken ground on a new textile campus to accommodate its continued growth.
Former YM director calls for investigation into group's affairs
A former director of YM Group has gone public with his concerns about the way the business was being run long before its web division collapsed and the group went into administration – and claims...
New law in place to ‘plug staffing gaps caused by strike action’
The government has changed the law to enable the businesses most impacted by industrial action to hire temporary, skilled workers to “plug essential positions”.
The Sherwood Group ups finishing capabilities with £2m spend
Independent packaging manufacturer The Sherwood Group has invested £2m on finishing kit for its Nottingham manufacturing plant in response to significant growth within its packaging division.