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Boxer Froch to open new Wilkins factory
Four-time world champion boxer Carl Froch will open the third phase of the multimillion-pound factory later this week for packaging firm the Wilkins Group.

Map Marketing in pre-pack
Map Marketing’s directors have bought out the company’s assets for £140,000 in a pre-pack sale, just two years after buying out the rest of the company’s management.

RMGT to expand litho manufacturing facility
Japanese litho press manufacturer RMGT has announced plans to add a third manufacturing building to its headquarters in Fuchu City, in the Hiroshima prefecture of Japan.

Royal Mail acts on Christmas post
Industrial action has forced Royal Mail to bring forward its Christmas last posting dates by as much as six days compared with last year, as the stand-off between the group and CWU members continues –...

De La Rue chair gains shareholder support
A majority of De La Rue shareholders has backed chairman Kevin Loosemore at a general meeting held at the end of last week.

Pantone goes primordial for 2023
Pantone has described its pick for Color of the Year 2023 as a stand-out statement colour that is “rooted in the primordial”.

IPIA rounds off busy year with successful Expo
The IPIA’s Recognising Excellence Expo proved a successful conclusion to a bumper year for the association, which has seen its profile rise even higher.

Significant increases in mail engagement and effectiveness in Q3
JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released its data for Q3 2022, which found there has been a significant increase in the amount of mail UK consumers are reading and looking at and...

HH sales top £1.5bn
Sales at HH Global have soared past the £1.5bn mark on the back of its string of acquisitions, and profitability at the group is also vastly improved.

CV Labels makes productivity leap with Nilpeter install
CV Labels has seen a 30% increase in label throughput after installing a Nilpeter FB-350 UV label press.

Labour frontbencher calls for Royal Mail inquiry; strike impact laid bare
Shadow secretary of state for Business and Industrial Strategy Jonathan Reynolds has written to secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Grant Shapps to address his “extreme...

Fespa UK launches print sector recycling accreditation
Fespa UK has partnered with waste management service Reconomy to launch an accreditation for companies participating in their sustainable waste management scheme.

Agfa Offset Solutions preps for independence, focus on customer value
Agfa Offset Solutions is readying a new name for its future as a standalone business.

Some eras end while others are reborn in November’s listicle
The month’s list of Printweek’s most read stories is top ‘n’ tailed by a major player calling it a day at its UK operation while another leading light welcomes a new era as it changes hands.

Premier expands with specialist packaging buy
Premier Paper Group has acquired a specialist packaging and retail display supplier that began life with a £5,000 loan from the Prince’s Trust and now has sales of nearly £20m.