Disciplines

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.

Warren expands folding boxboard range
Independent cartonboard and graphical board stockist Warren has added Mayr-Melnhof’s Accurate Freeze GR Kit 9-11 to its range of folding boxboard products.

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.

Website upgrade for Printed Easy
Web-to-print business Printed Easy has gone live with a new look and a new website designed to be as efficient as possible for customers.