Mergers and acquisitions

(L-R) Jill Every, Jacky Sidebottom-Every, Wayne Fitzpatrick, Brian Sidebottom and Vicky Every

MBO at Glossop Cartons

The former sales director of packaging manufacturer Glossop Cartons has led a management buyout at the business.

Manroland Sheetfed: increase in projects, especially for large press sizes

Langley results: Manroland gears up for growing demand

Langley Holdings has reported 2020 results for a “a year like no other”, while its press manufacturing subsidiary Manroland Sheetfed has “opened the taps” and returned to full production in...

Atkinson: "GWP is a company that we have admired for quite a long time"

Macfarlane acquires protective packaging specialist GWP

Packaging giant Macfarlane Group has acquired GWP Holdings Ltd, the owner of protective packaging manufacturing and distribution business GWP Group.

Andreou: acquired business was being sold "for all the right reasons"

Andreou returns to print through acquisition

Peter Andreou is back in the industry with a fresh print acquisition just completed.

Johnston-Knight: "This is effectively a stabilising and sustainability move"

Papico acquires Peggs and HH Pegg

Castleford-based paper agent Papico has acquired Southampton agent Peggs and its wholly owned subsidiary HH Pegg.

B&W: keen to expand its offering to the trade as firms come out of the pandemic

Veteran investor buys Barnard & Westwood

Historic printer Barnard & Westwood is beginning its centenary year under fresh ownership after veteran retail entrepreneur Maurice Bennett CBE acquired the business.

O’Sullivan: "on track to become the largest independent packaging distribution business in Europe”

Zeus rounds off €40m spend

Acquisitive Irish packaging group Zeus Packaging has expanded its European footprint with its largest deal to date as it completes a €40m (£35m), three-year strategic shopping spree to fuel growth.

Riverside Printers operates from a 790sqm site in Corby

Riverside buys local firm to diversify offering

Riverside Printers has acquired screen and wide-format specialist Action Screen Process to expand its service offering.

Heathpak processes an average production volume of 16,000 tonnes per year

Heathpak acquired by Solidus Solutions

Fibre-based packaging specialist Heathpak has been acquired by Solidus Solutions as it looks to strategically expand its operations and broaden its product portfolio.

S-Printing Horse sculpture with PMA shown behind

End of an era as Heidelberg sells PMA

It’s the end of an era for Heidelberg, which has sold its landmark Print Media Academy building in the heart of the German town as part of its ongoing series of asset sales and disposals.