Hi °C | Lo °C One of the UK's biggest suppliers of school stationery and equipment has been sold in a deal netting a £38m windfall for management.
Smiths News will take on the brands The Consortium and Early Years as part of the deal for Trowbridge.
Stationery firm sold in £38m deal
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