Two Staffordshire packaging firms have been acquired by an Irish counterpart in a deal worth more than €25 million.
Global packaging solutions company Zeus has bought Swanline Group, based in Stone, and its sister company BoxMart which is based in Shenstone, near Lichfield.
The move represents a "huge opportunity" for all three parties and means Zeus is on track to be the largest sole shareholder packaging company in the world by 2023.