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Reach revenues boosted by N&S deal
Reach’s revenue grew by 4.4% year-on-year in the first four months of 2019, boosted by its acquisition last year of Northern & Shell’s publishing assets.

HH Global wins Asda contract
HH Global has been awarded a “multi-year contract” by Asda covering outsourced procurement services for all of the supermarket’s POS requirements, which was previously handled by Delta Group.

Mailmate Print concludes kit revamp with Horizon
Mailmate Print has completed a £750,000 investment drive with the installation of a new Horizon SPF-200L bookletmaker with a VAC-1000 tower collator.

Deltor updates platesetting
Deltor Communications has upgraded its platesetting capability to support the capacity boost it has experienced since installing a Komori GL-540 press last year.

Newbury Weekly News acquired by newspaper veterans
Newbury Weekly News has been acquired by Edward Iliffe, of the Iliffe newspaper dynasty, and publishing magnate Peter Fowler under a new joint venture.

Steve Cheek leaves Hobs
Hobs Group has parted company with former Callprint managing director Steve Cheek.

Former Gould CEO takes majority stake in Denmaur
The former chief executive of US paper merchant Gould Paper Corporation has acquired a majority stake in Denmaur Paper Media.

Guardian breaks even after turnaround
Guardian News & Media’s decision to switch to tabloid format and outsource printing has helped the group achieve a small operating profit after years of huge losses.

Tabbers brings long run bookletmaking in-house
Tabbers has bought a Duplo Digital 600 system with trimmer to enable it to complete all bookletmaking work in-house.

Technique bolsters fledgling digital wing with Versafire
Technique Print Group has upgraded its digital printing capabilities with the installation of a Versafire EP from Heidelberg.

Link Mailing poised to go into liquidation
Creditors of Link Mailing are to vote on the appointment of a liquidator at the Coventry-based business.

Cotton Traders acquires Prolog from administration
Catalogue and online clothing retailer Cotton Traders has bought Promotional Logistics out of administration.

New Signarama UK owner talks up major growth plans
The new owner of Signarama UK has spoken of his ambitious growth plans for the brand, which he hopes to put back on the map “by getting back to basics”.

DS Smith expecting second-half margin growth
DS Smith said its financial performance has continued trading in line with its expectations and that it is anticipating group margins to progress further in the second half of its financial year...

Unions meet over Circle Media
Union chiefs on the continent are holding a crisis meeting today following recent events at stricken web and gravure printer Circle Media Group. While former Roto Smeets CEO John Caris has told...