Print buying

Paragon Group has acquired Service Graphics’ Skelmersdale and Glasgow operations in a pre-pack deal, with the Chessington site likely to face closure.

Grafenia has begun a radical overhaul of its Manchester printing hub that will see three B1 presses replaced with one new high-spec eight-colour perfector.

The Marstan Press has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators after being served with a winding up petition by a consumables supplier.

Stora Enso has completed co-determination negotiations on possible temporary layoffs with employees at its Oulu Mill in Finland.

Service Graphics has been put up for sale again, less than a year after St Ives sold the large-format graphics specialist to an investment company.

Williams Lea Tag (WLT) has acquired end-to-end shopper marketing activation partner Popcorn Global to add advanced POS design and prototyping capabilities to its offering in this area.

The UK operations of pulp and fine paper business Arjowiggins have been placed into administration.

The Guardian is switching from polywrap to compostable wrap for the supplements bag that goes out with its Saturday edition.

The Big Issue has partnered with Konica Minolta to offer its readers a new way to access exclusive content through the use of augmented reality (AR).

The Royal Horticultural Society will become the first large publisher to do away with polywrap entirely when it switches to paper wrapping with the March issue of its flagship magazine.

Bradley Group has shuttered its Liverpool site in response to rising costs and tough trading conditions, and is restructuring by consolidating production at its Northern Ireland and Isle of Man...

The Commercial Court of Nanterre has ordered the opening of safeguard and receivership proceedings for some of Arjowiggins’ French subsidiaries.