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Premier Paper to stay green in plans for 2018
Premier Paper Group is wrapping up the year by looking to the future, both with its business and in mitigating the environmental impact of paper production for the next generation.
Liquidators take control at Stones Ashford
Liquidators have at last been appointed at Stones Ashford, four weeks after the site ceased operations.
Streamline targets 25% productivity bump with new press
Streamline Press hopes to ramp up its production and delivery speed with the installation of a five-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 with coater.
Icahn escalates Xerox row
The row between Xerox investor Carl Icahn and the group’s board has escalated after Icahn posted an open letter to Xerox shareholders calling for change at the top of the company.
Digital ID acquires The Smart Card Store
Stockport, Greater Manchester-based ID card company Digital ID has acquired Hove, East Sussex-based firm The Smart Card Store for an undisclosed sum.
Icon Graphics in Durst first and HP buy
Wide-format specialist Icon Graphics has installed the UK’s first Durst Rho P10 250 HS Plus and an HP Latex 335.
Resource Digital Graphics invests in Fujifilm and HP
Resource Digital Graphics has increased its throughput and capacity after investing in a Fujifilm Acuity Select HS and an HP Latex 365.
Activist investor makes waves at Xerox
Xerox has robustly defended its performance in response to a move by activist investor Carl Icahn to make changes to the group’s board, with Icahn even going so far as to effectively call for the...
Digital skills 'black hole' affecting UK productivity
A deficit of digital skills in the UK workforce is negatively impacting productivity, a study from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found.
Social enterprise installs new Versant
Social enterprise Commercial Foundation has invested in a Xerox Versant 180 for its We Do Print trading arm.
Packaging veteran launches consultancy firm
Former Müller head of packaging Haulwen Nicholas has launched a new consultancy to help packaging firms with environmental viability.
Northampton printer seeks wide-format Evolution with Vutek buy
Wide-format display printer Evolution Paint & Graphics has invested around £300,000 and installed an EFI Vutek GS3250lx Pro LED printer.
Sappi to acquire Cham Paper’s speciality paper business
Paper producer Sappi has signed an agreement to acquire the speciality paper business of Cham Paper Group Holding (CPG) for CHF146.5m (£110m).
DS Smith reports revenue growth but profit fall in half-year results
DS Smith has posted revenue growth of 19% but a 1% fall in pre-tax profit in its half-year results.
Magnet Harlequin rolls out Smart Studio integration
Magnet Harlequin has launched a new integrated offering that pulls together its own services with those of its sister creative agencies, to deliver cost and efficiency savings for clients.