Navigator Paper UK has increased its tender offer made on 22 March 2024 for UK tissue converter Accrol Group Holdings plc from £0.38 to £0.39 per share. The increased offer

Portuguese paper manufacturer, Navigator, has upped its bid for Blackburn-based tissues maker, Accrol Group, in its final offer. On March 22, it launched its approach for the business with a

We asked the FactoryTech 50 and judging panel to describe a particular trend they have noticed in manufacturing technology in the last year. Judge Kevin Smith (below) is lead technology advisor at

Challenges with job vacancies in the UK manufacturing industry are easing, with two thirds of companies filling most of their vacancies (up from 43% last quarter.) This is according to

The UK’s manufacturing industry has returned to growth and is showing “tentative signs of recovery”, according to a closely-watched survey. Both output and new orders increased in March, while business

Set to be launched at MACH 2024 in Birmingham, ‘The True Impact of UK Manufacturing’ report shows that the manufacturing industry is worth £518bn and supports 7.3 million UK jobs directly and across the

A jump in domestic orders helped pull UK factories out of almost two years of contraction last month, according to a leading business survey. Output from the manufacturing sector improved

A Portuguese paper manufacturer Navigator is to take over Lancashire-based Accrol Group valuing the business at approximately £127.5 million. The deal appears to be the culmination of a transformation plan

Navigator Paper UK Limited has launched a public all-cash firm offer to acquire the entire issued and to-be-issued share capital of British tissue converter Accrol Group Holdings plc. Accrol is a leading