Disciplines

Home secretary Priti Patel announcing the new measures in Parliament

Quarantine exemptions provide some relief

Specialist technicians such as service engineers, and postal workers involved in the transport of mail, will be exempt from the government’s new quarantine measures – much to the industry’s relief.

97sqm/hr Hercules has a list price of £17,500

Sabur launches entry-level DGI dye sub

Sabur Digital has launched a new entry-level DGI dye-sublimation device that offers a sub £20k access point to 1.9m-wide textile printing.

Sensient Imaging Technologies: high-performance inkjet inks

Sun Chemical adds to inkjet portfolio with Sensient buy

Sun Chemical has expanded its water-based and digital printing inks business with the acquisition of Sensient Imaging Technologies (SIT).

Heidelberg's Brentford site: showroom could be even more important, post-Covid

Heidelberg consults on UK restructuring plans

Heidelberg is consulting with its UK workforce about a proposed 20% reduction in headcount along with changes to employees’ terms and conditions.

Xaar's Cambridge HQ

Xaar updates on performance

Inkjet manufacturer Xaar described short-term orders as “healthy” despite the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on some of its markets.

Mike Gilligan is a director of Mercury Search and Selection

Maximising the opportunities of the new normal

Although an awful and unexpected national crisis, the advent of Covid-19 could have some profound and long lasting positive benefits to UK businesses and herald a new era of competiveness.

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James Cropper makes self-sanitising paper

UK specialist papermaker James Cropper is poised ready to ramp up its production of antimicrobial papers to meet an anticipated rise in demand as brands look to rise to the coronavirus challenges.

Booth: It was crucial we were able to match litho quality

Booths Print expands digital offering

Booths Print has boosted its digital capabilities to expand its offering and improve flexibility and consistency as volumes start to slowly recover from lockdown.

De La Rue: product authentication tech could help citizens prove Covid-19 status

De La Rue shares soar amid Covid-19 hopes

Shares in De La Rue have rocketed after the group posted an upbeat trading update, along with news that it could use its existing authentication technology to provide a way of certifying people that...

Mask Box: made in Yorkshire

Bluetree pivots with new UK-made surgical mask offering

Bluetree Group has pivoted and invested in specialist equipment to manufacture medical grade IIR face masks – becoming the first company in the UK to make the masks in the process.