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Five-figure fine for Brown Brothers as worker loses fingers

Paper and film supplier Brown Brothers Group has been fined for health and safety breaches after a worker seriously injured his right hand while operating a press.

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Two firms fined after workers lose fingers

Two companies have been fined for health and safety breaches after workers sustained hand injuries on their equipment.

Hobs Group secures further £4m investment from BGF

Hobs Group has received a further £4m investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF) to continue the expansion of its 3D printing, reprographics, facilities management and legal support services...

Antalis poised to float as parent hit by $138m court claim

Antalis and Arjowiggins parent Sequana has lost the latest round of its long-running High Court battle with BAT Industries and has filed for temporary creditor protection in France while it looks to...

Acquisitive Anexsys expands

Hobs Group’s legal services division Anexsys has acquired K2 Legal Support, in a move it said had created the largest dedicated legal print and scanning business in the UK.

£750k large-format expansion for Kingswood

Kingswood iOptus has invested in a raft of new kit for its new large-format facility as it aims for a 50% turnover boost over the next two years.

Paper mill worker suffers crush injuries

Paper mill Sonoco Cores & Paper has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered severe crush injuries to his right hand.

Signage company fined over worker’s death

Signage and display manufacturer Whitegyll Plastics has been fined for safety breaches after an employee fell to his death through a roof light.

Company owner fined after apprentice loses finger

The owner of a supplier to the printing industry has been fined after a young apprentice lost his finger after it was caught in a rotary die press.

Tullis Russell workers awarded £1.5m redundancy pay

Former Tullis Russell Papermakers staff have each been awarded the equivalent of eight weeks' pay by an employment tribunal – £1.5m in total.

Tullis Russell Papermakers fined after worker crushed by runaway reel

Tullis Russell Papermakers has been fined £50,000 after a worker was injured in a work practice branded “Heath Robinson-esque” by the Sherrif in court.