Print buying

Smith takes up new role
Graeme Smith has left Cyan Group for pastures new after more than a quarter-century at the marketing production agency.

UPM confirms paper machine closures
UPM has permanently closed paper machine 6 at its Schongau site in Germany and paper machine 4 at Steyrermühl in Austria, taking out 485,000 tonnes of graphic paper capacity in Europe.

Moonpig hails resilient business model as sales grow
Moonpig has remarked on its “resilient profitability and robust cash generation” in its full-year results, which saw the company’s revenue grow as it increased the prices of its cards, but its profits...

Bell & Bain makes top 50 in female-powered business survey
Bell & Bain has made the top 50 in a new JP Morgan survey charting the Top 200 Female-Powered Businesses.

ADM Group acquires DASS
ADM Group has strengthened its capabilities “across both shopper marketing and digital solutions” with the acquisition of DASS and its proprietary MarTech platform, FLOW.

Two Sides reports on latest consumer attitudes
New consumer research from Two Sides details consumers’ evolving attitudes to paper-based packaging.

All4Labels expands in UK with Springfield Solutions buy
All4Labels Global Packaging Group has snapped up five more companies in the space of a week, including the UK’s Springfield Solutions.

Counterfeit money printers ordered to pay back profits
Three men involved in a conspiracy to supply over £12m of counterfeit banknotes have been ordered to give up the real money they earned from their crimes.

Zeus acquires again with Italian buy
Irish packaging company Zeus Group has made another major acquisition after purchasing Italian paper and board convertor Cima Paper.

Glastonbury Free Press celebrates 10th birthday
Glastonbury Festival concluded yesterday (25 June), following a headline performance from Sir Elton John playing the last UK show of his farewell tour, while its free newspaper printed on-site for...