NPS and Strategic merge; Principal gears up for growth; Astra wins £7m Global contract; Cimpress; BoxWay; and more...

[Latest print buying news]( [view text only version]( [View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 01 August 2022 [Print buying bulletin] [Latest headlines] [NPS Print merges with Strategic Print]( [NPS Print merges with Strategic Print]( Print and design firm NPS Print and digital printing specialist Strategic Print have merged and become NPS Ltd. [Principal Mailing Solutions gears up for growth]( [Principal Mailing Solutions gears up for growth]( Principal Mailing Solutions has beefed up its senior management team with two new hires and a promotion, as the Northampton business gears up for growth. [Rebranded Astra Group wins £7m Global contract]( [Rebranded Astra Group wins £7m Global contract]( ADXBA and Astra Signs have unveiled their parent group’s new identity, Astra Group, and landed a contract worth over £7m with media and entertainment group Global. [Sponsored content] [Rebranded Astra Group wins £7m Global contract]( [Opus Trust Communications rebrands as Adare SEC]( Opus Trust Communications has rebranded as Adare SEC, taking the name and branding of the business it acquired last year, as it looks to "reimagine customer communications". [In the news] [Cimpress: the pressure is on smaller competitors]( Cimpress has filed record sales and gross profit at its year-end, although its Vista brand is yet to fully bounce back as the group nears the end of a huge three-year rebuild of its technology stack. [BoxWay to restructure and invest]( Corrugated packaging manufacturer BoxWay Packaging Group has laid out its upcoming plans, including a strategic restructuring exercise that could see one of its sites close as well as investment in new kit. [DS Smith removes over 300 million pieces of problem plastic]( DS Smith has designed out over 313 million pieces of problem plastics in the last two years as part of its plastic replacement programme. [CPI: BBC has not provided full picture on paper]( The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has accused the BBC of failing to provide the full picture in a documentary about reducing carbon. [Print heritage in spotlight at Games opening]( Printing and books featured prominently in the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, with the achievements of local luminary John Baskerville marked by a giant printing press. [SMP calls for Awards entrants]( Trade body the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP) is inviting mailing houses and printers to enter the 2022 SMP Strategic Mail Performance Awards, which celebrates producers who have achieved outstanding results for their clients. [Shock as Portals announces Overton closure]( Historic papermaker Portals has rocked the industry with the announcement that it plans to close its Overton banknote paper mill with more than 300 jobs likely to go as a result. [M&S rolls out new recyclable packs]( Reflex Group is producing new, recyclable packaging for M&S vine tomatoes. [Lecta to roll out further price increases]( Lecta is set to increase prices on all of its specialty paper grades by 8% to 10% in all markets for orders with delivery from 1 September. [Reach results hit by newsprint costs]( Reach’s newsprint bill ballooned by more than 50% in the first half of the year, with the media group cutting print runs and pagination to try to mitigate the cost increase. [In this issue] [Our 'give credit where credit's due' strapline delivers on two counts in the April & May issue. We take a close look at how you improve debt control and reveal the deserving winners of the 2022 Printweek Awards in a special supplement...]( [Got some news? Email the PrintWeek newsdesk here](mailto:printweek.newsdesk@markallengroup.com) [PrintWeek jobs] [Business Development Manager - B1, B2 / Digital Print]( [Printer - Large Format]( [All Rounder - Large Format]( [Junior Account Manager]( [Regional Account Director | Print Management | Europe]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Design for print: stalled potential?]( [Design for print: stalled potential?]( Today’s design and layout programs are really good. So good in fact, that there’s not a lot that could make them better. And that is a problem for their developers and also for their users. [Moving on]( [Moving on]( It’s rare for firms to stay in the premises they’ve occupied since their inception. Demands and needs change and some firms grow and require more space within which to breathe while others find that new technology equates to smaller premises and cost savings. A number, however, struggle and must cut their cloth accordingly. [Facing down unprecedented risk]( [Facing down unprecedented risk]( The last two years have been diabolical. First we had to take on Covid-19. Then supply chain constraints and rising demand combined to stoke inflation and increase the prices of raw materials and goods exponentially. Now we have war in Ukraine and it remains to be seen how that will play out. © MA Business Limited 2022. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Print Buying Weekly bulletin emails, please click [here](. To understand how we process, use & safeguard your data, please read our [Privacy Policy](. If you would like to update your marketing contact preferences, then please [click here](.