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Industry firms make Top Track Jo Francis Monday, February 22, 2021 A number of industry firms have featured in the latest Sunday Times and Fast Track 'International Track 200', ranking firms with growing overseas sales. Featured firms almost doubled their combined overseas sales over review period The new list was published yesterday (21 February) and examines the last two years of published accounts. Compostable packaging specialist Vegware was the highest ranked industry firm at number 27, with two-year average international sales growth of just over 87%...

Walstead Group chief executive Paul Utting praised Camacho’s industry know-how and said he looked forward to working with him. “He is, without doubt, one of the most impressive figures in our industry and has extensive knowledge and experience of the Spanish and other European markets where we operate. We anticipate he will help us to continue developing our business in Spain,” Utting said. Chairman Mark Scanlon said he believed the group was “building the best management team in the industry”. “I'm relishing the positive impact that José will have on our Spanish division and, po...

Immediate Media celebrates subs landmark Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Immediate Media’s subscriber base has passed the 1m landmark after readers turned to its trusted and special interest magazine brands during the pandemic. Radio Times: subscribers up 9% at more than 2.64m In the latest set of ABC circulation figures the group posted 9% growth across its portfolio, with subscriptions up by 14% to just under 1.02m year on year. Print subscription volumes grew by 17% in 2020. “These continue to grow with the file approaching 1.2m as of January 2021,” the publisher s...

Walstead diversifies with short-grain web Jo Francis Monday, February 15, 2021 Walstead Group is investing in a short-grain web press for its Spanish gravure facility as part of a strategic plan to diversify the site’s offering. The Lithoman IIIS will be refurbished by Manroland Goss prior to installation The group’s Eurohueco site near Barcelona currently runs four 2.7m-wide gravure presses. Walstead is investing around €4m (£3.5m) in a Lithoman IIIS web press. The press has come from the liquidated Körner Druck business in Germany. It has a maximu...

Change at the top of CPI Jo Francis Friday, January 15, 2021 CPI Group executive director Pierre-François Catté will step down at the end of March, and the group is appointing a chief operating officer instead as a result. Catté: praised for his vision and hard work at the helm of CPI Catté has worked at the France-headquartered group since 2007 when he joined as managing director. He became CEO in 2008 when co-founder Timothy Bovard stepped down. He will be replaced by CFO Fabrice Holler (pictured below) who becomes chief operating officer reporting t...