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The BPIF has issued a rallying call to book printers as the extended entry deadline British Book Design & Production Awards 2022 looms large with just over a week until submissions close.

Barry Hibbert, one of the industry’s most powerful and polarising figures, has died aged 61.

Fespa has relaunched its awards, which last took place in-person in 2019, and unveiled a new multidisciplinary sustainability category.

Print platform Cloudprinter.com has raised a further €7m (£5.9m) in funding to help grow its global presence.

Wide-format kit, software and materials reseller ArtSystems has bolstered its management team with the creation of two new roles.

Macfarlane Packaging has launched its seventh annual unboxing survey.

A Blackburn printer has been bought out of liquidation by a connected company.

Mail Solutions Group’s Intrinsic Paper Straws business has expanded its production site and facilities as part of a major investment to support the long-term growth ambitions of the division.

Kolbus has taken on the agency for German bookbinding machinery specialist Schmedt, and has already added a fresh installation at CPI Group.

Plockmatic Group has acquired UK-headquartered post-press equipment manufacturer Intec Printing Solutions as part of a strategy to add digital cutter/creasers to its portfolio.