Results

'Internal factors' to blame for Essentra profits slide
Essentra has blamed recent poor financial performance on “internal, not external factors”, after announcing details of a strategic review yesterday alongside its H1 2017 results.

Trinity impacted by ailing print revenues
Trinity Mirror’s print revenue looks set to decline by more than 10% in the first half of 2017 and will only be partially offset by improved digital sales.

DS Smith announces $920m US acquisition alongside record results
DS Smith is set to make its first entry into the US fibre-based corrugated packaging market after announcing that it has agreed to buy 80% of US packaging firm Interstate Resources from Merpas for...

James Cropper hails 'watershed' year as sales and profits grow
Cumbrian papermaker James Cropper has posted strong revenue and profit growth in its annual results.

Industry names make International Track 200
A clutch of print-related companies have been recognised in this year's Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200.

St Ives reports "much improved" start to second half
St Ives has reported an improved performance in its latest trading update.

New Heidelberg CEO sets out ambitious growth plan
Heidelberg's new chief executive Rainer Hundsdörfer has outlined a five-year plan that would see Heidelberg return to being the "high-growth and profitable lighthouse of the industry".

De La Rue develops tallow-free banknote substrate
De La Rue has confirmed it is reformulating its banknote polymer to exclude tallow and is also bidding to retain its British passport contract, as it released its full-year results.

KBA has had a positive Q1 in Europe with orders and revenue up
KBA Group posted 20% more orders in the first quarter of 2017 than in the same period last year with a “substantial increase” in orders for medium-format sheetfed presses, particularly in southern...

HH Global posts best-ever annual results
Leatherhead-headquartered HH Global has continued on its exponential growth curve posting record full-year profits up 58.1% on last year, on revenues up 37.3%.