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Thomson Litho is to shed 55 of the 130 jobs at its printing plant in East Kilbride. 14-Feb-2011

Paragon Print & Packaging is looking to set up a new 80,000 sq ft factory in Cramlington and create 120 jobs over the next three years, and has just acquired the food packaging business of Gateshead-based Skanem UK. 10-Feb-2011

Journal Printing Company is to go into voluntary liquidation through Calverley-Hughes, with the loss of about 45 jobs in Scunthorpe. 07-Feb-2011

Integrity Print has acquired Mooreforms, the Gwent-based printing firm with 11 staff. 03-Feb-2011

Tetra Pak has confirmed plans to stop producing flat cartons at its factory in Wrexham in April, with the loss of 150 jobs. 01-Feb-2011

MetroMail has started to relocate its County Durham-based mailing firm and 250 staff to a 140,000 sq ft site at the Foxcover Enterprise Park in Seaham. 31-Jan-2011

Betts, the Colchester-based toothpaste tube manufacturer with 180 staff, has been acquired by Albea. 31-Jan-2011

JF Print, the Somerset-based boom printing firm, is expected to go into liquidation. 27-Jan-2011

Doric Anderton has bought The Crimped Paper Works, the Derbyshire-based supplier of food packaging with 30 staff, out of administration. 27-Jan-2011

Print Off has bought the business and assets of JTM Print, the Preston-based printing firm, out of administration. 27-Jan-2011

Park Communications has bought the assets of Granite Colour out of administration, securing 20 jobs at its Southend-based printing business. 27-Jan-2011

Transactis is said to be considering plans to shed up to 254 jobs at its Liverpool-based document services and reprographics business, following its acquisition by RR Donnelley. 25-Jan-2011

Williams Lea is expected to shed more than 100 jobs at its Stirling-based mail sorting and scanning business, following the loss of a contract with Prudential. 24-Jan-2011

Paton Brown has been bought out of administration by its management team, saving 20 jobs at its Manchester-based direct mail business. 19-Jan-2011

Label One is creating nine jobs at its new £1.6m labels factory in the Ballygomartin area of Belfast. 11-Jan-2011

SV Two Digital, the London-based printing firm, has gone into liquidation through Smith & Williamson. 06-Jan-2011

Chamonix Private Equity has acquired Linpac Storage Systems, Linpac Environmental, Linpac Recycling, Linpac Metal Decorating and Intellident from plastic packaging supplier Linpac. 06-Jan-2011

 

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