The proposed £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail’s parent company by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský has been called in for government review under the National Security and Investment Act.

National World is on the lookout for more buys, and has reported increased profits at the half-year stage.

DS Smith CEO Miles Roberts has called on the UK government to make the UK a more attractive place to invest by aligning with EU regulation and develop a long-term plan for infrastructure and energy.

The future for Walstead York remains unclear with the factory still out of action and no word from Walstead Group on its plans for the site.

A Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire academy trust governing 26 schools has given the go-ahead to a new print hub for its southern schools, after a successful trial of its Doncaster print hub.

The BPIF’s British Book Design & Production Awards 2024 are now open to entries.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has joined print and paper advocacy organisation Two Sides.

Matthew Herbert, former director of a number of failed print businesses, has been bankrupted by a creditor.

Cimpress has filed record results, with founder Robert Keane still seeing “enormous” opportunities for growth in the fragmented print market.

Heidelberg, Koenig & Bauer, and Mondi have all released financial updates this week.

JH Label Solutions rebranded to Zeus Labels on in June, a year after Zeus Group bought the James Hamilton Group.

While tribulations at two of the UK’s largest print groups topped last month’s ranking of our biggest stories, there were still reasons to be cheerful with a smattering of ramp-ups and start-ups.