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This was a pivotal year for Paragon Group and its CEO Paddy Crean, with a series of deals that would propel sales beyond his €1bn turnover goal.

Interim sales at Grafenia have nudged up to £8.41m and the business broke even at the EBITDA level, with the firm hoping for a further improvement in the second half despite “difficult and uncertain...

DS Smith has reported strong performance in the first half of its current financial year, with expectations for overall financial performance for the period remaining unchanged.

De La Rue has issued a second profit warning in five months, sending its shares plummeting, and said its full year 2019/20 adjusted operating profit “will be significantly lower than market...

Xaar is set to close its Thin Film business after failing to find a strategic partner and has lined up former Inca boss John Mills to take over as chief executive as the struggling inkjet manufacturer...

Packaging giant DS Smith has reported that its trading “continues to progress well” despite expected continued macro-economic uncertainty and “ongoing subdued volumes” in some markets.

HP Inc has appointed a new president and CEO following the upcoming departure from the company of Dion Weisler.

Macfarlane Group has seen a slight rise in sales for H1 2019 despite difficult conditions in certain sectors, and has eyes on another acquisition for the second half of the year.

James Cropper is looking ahead to a positive financial year thanks to a “promising” first quarter that follows a year in which pre-tax profits were halved.

Bobst has reported a slowdown in sales for the first half of 2019 and subsequently issued a warning on growth for the remainder of the year.