Coronavirus

Welsh government: facing a very serious situation as coronavirus has risen rapidly

Welsh firebreak: industry reacts

Welsh print bosses are expecting to continue operating as normal in the face of the nation’s new ‘firebreak’ lockdown measures, albeit with understandable concerns about the likely impact on some...

Walstead's current footprint: group is still on the lookout for suitable acquisitions

Walstead plays waiting game on M&A, expects more rivals will fail

Walstead group chief executive Paul Utting believes it is “inevitable” that some competitors will fail when government coronavirus support packages come to an end, with the web and gravure markets...

The platform will feature exhibition, conference and networking areas

Digital Drupa launches next week

Messe Düsseldorf’s online Drupa platform goes live next week when it will launch with a state of the nation panel discussion and a deep dive into the expo's virtual offering, Drupa Preview.

Awesome Merchandise team with Mort pictured far left

Awesome Merchandise launches grant scheme

Awesome Merchandise has launched a £15,000 grant scheme to help support people in the creative industries who’ve been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cards-x new facility on Showfield Lane in Malton, North Yorkshire

Cards-x sets up UK operation

German ID card specialist Cards-x has opened a UK operation to respond to growth opportunities partially accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Abbot Print's Alasdair Browne featured on Sky News earlier this week

Print's plight highlighted in Sky News report

Sky News has responded to the IPIA and BAPC's repeated calls to the national media to highlight the plight of thousands of print businesses facing closure by the end of the year without support.

Westdale's Cardiff factory. Image: Google Maps

Westdale Press calls in administrators

Westdale Press has gone into administration after being fatally wounded by the double-whammy of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mistry, Wilkinson, Jones and Ashworth

Nettl doubles scholarship places

Grafenia is doubling the number of places available on its Nettl Academy Scholarship scheme after signing up the first batch of scholars.

Calixto with Invest NI CEO Kevin Holland

MSO Cleland in £5m expansion

MSO Cleland has invested in state-of-the-art printing and finishing kit as part of a £5m spend to expand its packaging operations that will also create 35 new jobs.

The London Packaging Innovations event will now take place next September

Packaging Innovations London show postponed

This year's London outing of Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging has been postponed to next September as Coronavirus-related restrictions continue to impact the events industry.