Birmingham

Smurfit Kappa UK is suing a small Birmingham catering firm, and Birmingham City Council (BCC), over the 2022 fire that saw 8,000 tonnes of compressed cardboard go up in flames.

Birmingham-based Set and Match and sister company Colprint have undergone a merger after managing director Stuart Mills bought out the group’s other directors.

Sign & Digital UK has revealed a number of new exhibitors in the run-up to its 35th annual show, taking place 25-27 February.

Lesters Packaging boss Billy Hutchinson will soon add ‘pub proprietor’ to ‘packaging printer’, after investing over £1m in transforming a derelict pub.