Royal Mail has issued last posting dates for Christmas that should allow time for much more last minute business than last year.

Ahead of this afternoon’s Autumn Statement, the IPIA said it was looking forward to the announcement of expanded business tax relief by the chancellor.

Workers at PFI Group subsidiary Signmaster have at last gained some clarity and have been told the business is going to administration.

Another PFI Group company has gone into administration, while the trading status of a separate subsidiary is unclear.

The sale process for the Telegraph Media Group and The Spectator magazine has been paused until next month, with the Barclay family racing to take back control of their former publishing assets.

Linney has installed a brand-new 3.2m SwissQprint Kudu at its Mansfield plant as part of a rolling strategy of “patient capital” investment.

Duplo has unveiled the successor to its popular DBM-600 bookletmaker, the DBM-700.

Xerox has entered into a first lien term loan credit agreement for $550m (£439m), following its recent purchase of all of activist investor Carl Icahn's shares in the company.

Fedrigoni Group has refreshed and expanded its range of embossed Imitlin papers as part of a wider strategy to position the products for elegant packaging applications.

Service Graphics has snapped up the trade and assets of Cestrian Imaging, which had been part of the troubled PFI Group.

Rapidity has completed a major revamp and reinvestment programme at its London premises that has boosted its eco credentials and allowed the firm to optimise its production setup.

The France-headquartered global packaging group that acquired Simply Cartons this summer has further expanded its foothold in the UK after acquiring Royston Labels.