Business

Blanket and ink manufacturer and supplier Druckfarben has appointed industry expert Jon Hutchins as its technical director, as it continues to expand into the offset blanket market.

Administrators at PricewaterhouseCoopers have confirmed that 183 redundancies have been made at Polestar.

Global manufacturer Avery Dennison has agreed to acquire the European business of graphic and label media manufacturer Mactac, in a deal worth around $200m (£137m).

UK print industry manufacturers Xaar and Morgana Systems have reacted to a claim that exiting the EU would be "a wholesale risk to engineering in the UK".

The Plockmatic Group, owner of UK finishing product supplier Morgana Systems, has this week completed the purchase of Italian bindery kit manufacturer KGS.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has stated its concern over the UK's slowdown in economic growth in the first quarter of 2016.

Denmaur Independent Papers has re-launched the Revive carbon balanced recycled papers brand and sought to position it as a key tool in what was called the "new economics of a climate change world".

Peerless Plastics & Coatings has launched a new company to house its growing trade printing service.

Litho and digital printer Opal Print has invested in Air Motion Systems (AMS) LED UV technology.

Bristol-based Philtone Litho has purchased a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 with coater to replace its current five-colour Speedmaster CX 102.

Packaging manufacturer and printer Excelsior Technologies has completed the first stage of an investment programme following its acquisition by an investment fund.

GI Solutions has been bought in an MBO deal led by chief executive Patrick Headley as the group looks to grow its data offering.