Coronavirus

Print bosses have been urged to take advantage of CBILS finance while they still can, after the taxpayer-backed scheme was extended for three months.

Abbi Signs has boosted turnaround times by around 50% after installing its first flatbed as it looks to expand its offering.

Heidelberg has reported an improving performance for the second quarter of its financial year, with CFO Marcus Wassenberg stating that the group is being “fundamentally realigned” for the future.

Reach is proposing to close the newest newspaper printing facility in the UK, with two of its print sites set for the chop with the potential loss of 150 jobs.

GB Mail has more than doubled its wrapping capacity with a six-figure investment in two high spec Sitma 1050-VW lines to support a surge in long run poly and paper wrap work.

Xerox chief executive John Visentin said the manufacturer is “prepared to respond however events unfold” as it revealed Q3 results showing a pick-up in business at some of its operations.

Label material sales are up at UPM but graphic paper deliveries were down 21% in Q3 due to Covid-19. Separately the group said it had received “quite a lot of interest” in its up-for-sale Shotton mill...

St Bride Foundation has launched a crowdfunding campaign to mark the 125th anniversary of the St Bride Library & Archive, including plans to reach a wider audience by digitising parts of its...

Industry bodies and businesses have reacted with a mixture of resignation and dismay to the new ‘lockdown 2’ measures for England announced by prime minister Boris Johnson over the weekend.

Since the last recession secondhand equipment has become a popular option for many printers. Buying secondhand minimises investment risks and enables printers to buy kit at a price that might...