Business

Fujifilm pre-tax profit reaches record high

Fujifilm’s pre-tax profit reached a record high of ¥212.8bn (£1.48bn) in its fiscal year ended 31 March 2019, but its revenue was down marginally to ¥2.432tn.

Macfarlane Group acquires Ecopac

Macfarlane Group has acquired protective packaging distribution business Ecopac (UK).

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.

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.

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.

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...

Willowbridge Labels enhances digital with Xeikon spend

Willowbridge Labels has upgraded its digital capabilities after installing a Xeikon Label Discovery.

Stag Print celebrates 40th birthday

Stag Print is celebrating 40 years in business this month and has attributed its lasting success to constantly evolving its service offering.

New co-investor for Zanders Paper

A Swedish company has become a co-investor of German papermaker Zanders Paper.

Trade creditors approve Paperchase CVA proposal

Numerous industry names are among the list of creditors that voted in favour of stationery retailer Paperchase’s proposed company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

Trio of new sign-ups for Newtech

Three new exhibitors have signed up to join co-operative regional print show Newtech, which kicks off its 2019 series of local practical workshops in north London next month.