Business

Print remains robust for Reach as digital sees heavier drop
Reach has reported a year-on-year print revenue decline of 3% in its latest trading update – although print outpaced a much larger 14.5% fall in its digital revenue.

CWU outlines Royal Mail ballot plans
The CWU has laid out the timetable for the ballot on the Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth Agreement the union reached with Royal Mail.

Magnetic Solutions launches green magnetic material
Magnetic Solutions has launched Green Power, a new flexible magnetic material that it has claimed is a greener alternative that has been produced with Canon’s Colorado printer range in mind.

National World in double acquisition
National World has boosted its regional media portfolio with two further buys.

Latest listicle features a variety of goodbyes
While April heralded more than its fair share of swansongs, not all were unwelcome. Most notably inventor Graham Harris’s deserved retirement and, fingers crossed, the end of the Royal Mail strife...

Macfarlane acquires protective packaging distributor Gottlieb
Macfarlane Group has acquired A & G Holdings Ltd, owner of protective packaging distributor Gottlieb Packaging Materials.

HeiQ shares slump after results delayed
Shares in materials innovation specialist HeiQ PLC lost almost a third of their value after the firm said its results would be filed late.

Beware the auditor
Jo Francis ventures down a time-sucking YouTube wormhole for the greater good.

MBO at Propack
Propack founder and CEO Neil Lloyd has retired from the business, which has been purchased in a management buyout by managing director Jason Clough.

Apprintable continues investment with Morgana spend
London-based print and design specialist Apprintable has invested in a Morgana Systems BM4050 bookletmaker, complete with VFX dual bin feeder, and an EBA Ideal 56 guillotine.