Business

Shareholder acceptances creep up at IDS
The takeover of Royal Mail parent International Distribution Services has reached another milestone, with shareholder acceptances now climbing to just over 40%.

Retail design agency Horizon in UK SwissQprint first
Retail design and brand communications agency Horizon has become the first UK customer for SwissQprint’s new generation Nyala 5 flatbed printer.

Reflections hiatus continues
Administrators have still not been appointed at Reflections Print Finishers, more than a month after a filing was made to that effect.

Atlas tables cash offer for De La Rue
Bank of England printer De La Rue is set to be de-listed from the stock exchange after the group’s board recommended a £263m cash offer from US private equity firm Atlas Holdings – although rival bids...

EnergyNest signs commercial agreement with Kurz to decarbonise with thermal storage
EnergyNest, the global leader in thermal energy storage solutions, has signed a commercial agreement with thin-film technology business Leonhard Kurz, to implement an innovative power-to-heat system...

Durst finalises integration of Aleph brand
Italian wide-format manufacturer Durst Group will fully absorb its Aleph subsidiary, acquired in mid-2023, within the company before the end of 2025.

Highcon up for sale
Digital post-press equipment developer Highcon Systems is now officially up for sale.

Royal Mail seeks changes to USO reform
Royal Mail has responded to Ofcom’s proposals for reform of the Universal Postal Service and has pushed back on what it described as “over specified” delivery targets.

Trustees appointed at Highcon
Two temporary trustees have been appointed at Highcon Systems, which hopes to restructure under Israel’s Insolvency and Economic Rehabilitation Law.

Dataline in Danish buy
Dataline has expanded its European footprint with the acquisition of Dansk Dataservice’s graphic arts activities.