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SBS collectively owed millions to creditors

SBS admin reports reveal large inter-company debts

Documents filed by the administrators of the three operating Leicestershire print businesses of SBS Print Group have revealed that the businesses owed large inter-company amounts as well as millions...

Smith: "For years I have admired Pureprint Group as forward-thinking"

SBS director taken on by Pureprint

The former group sales director at SBS Print Group, which fell into administration and ceased trading in October, has been hired by Pureprint Group as an account director.

Beer box sample produced on the Highcon Beam 2C, which SEE will install in Q1 2023

Sealed Air invests $8m in Highcon

Sealed Air Corporation has invested $8m (£6.55m) in Israeli digital post-press manufacturer Highcon, in what it said is in the context of “a strategic collaboration” between the two companies.

The cross-industry index harnesses both best practice and innovation

Canon and Reach make UK inclusive employers list

Canon UK and Ireland and publisher Reach have made the cut for the ranking of the UK’s most inclusive employers.

Jones: we will be better and stronger together

Stephens & George buys rival Pensord

Stephens & George (S&G) Print Group has acquired local rival Pensord Print Group and entrenched its position as the UK’s largest sheetfed magazine specialist.

Boxer Carl Froch has connections with the Wilkins Group

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.

All Jigsaw Puzzles is based in Hatherleigh, Devon

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.

Inside the existing RMGT factory, which produces litho presses

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: strike action could make pay offer unaffordable

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 –...

Loosemore: 82.9% voted in favour of him continuing as a director

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.

Viva Magenta: Pantone has drawn inspiration “from nature and what is real”

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”.

The expo brought together print buyers, printers and suppliers

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.

There has been an increase in mail effectiveness

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 Global Group: focus on tech-enabled creative production and procurement

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.

Susan Carr, CV Labels' sales director (L) and Bob Veitch, MD, in front of the FB-350

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.