Paddy Crean’s Paragon Group has narrowly missed out on the top spot in the latest ‘Top Track 250’ report published in the Sunday Times.

Coveris has completed the rebrand of its Amberley Labels business to cement its circa £3.5m spend to fuel growth and give the decorative label specialist a second production facility.

Helloprint CEO Hans Scheffer has said the business is “back on track” after securing fresh funding and having “fought day and night to survive” over the past few months.

HP, Drupa’s biggest exhibitor, has pulled out of next year’s show as well as from sister event Interpack.

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has completed a £500,000-plus summer investment spree with a fully loaded Sitma polywrapping line.

Shareholders at InnerWorkings have approved the firm’s mega-merger with HH Global.

Podds Print & Signage has brought perfect binding inhouse with a circa £30,000 spend to boost quality and turnarounds.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been warned that thousands of print businesses could go bust if the government doesn’t bring in targeted relief for the industry.

Adare SEC has launched what it described as a “multi-million pound, three year investment programme” to ramp up its multi-channel digital communications offering.

Ribena has teamed with Transcend Packaging to develop a bendable paper straw for its juice cartons – the first major juice brand to do so.

Document Despatch has brought previously outsourced work in-house and revamped its print setup after installing the UK’s first Kyocera TASKalfa Pro 15000c inkjet press.

Former print powerhouse The Baird Group has rebranded and relocated and set a course for aggressive growth partly fuelled by M&A.