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Thousands furloughed across print as scheme goes live
HMRC’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme portal has gone live, with thousands of workers across the UK printing industry already furloughed under the arrangement.

Tributes paid to Memjet CEO Len Lauer
Memjet is mourning the loss of its chief executive Len Lauer, who died suddenly over the Easter weekend.

Board revamp at Koenig & Bauer
Koenig & Bauer’s supervisory board has revamped its leadership team in a move that sees the creation of a new main board role and the departure of CFO Mathias Dähn.

Alternative April 1st. Please contribute to our feel-good thread
Instead of writing an April Fool’s story this year we’ve decided to take a different approach. We’ve created this ‘April 1st feelgood thread’ where readers can share links to things that have cheered...

MIS pioneer Stuart Shuttleworth passes away
Stuart Shuttleworth, the founder of UK MIS developer Shuttleworth Business Systems, has died aged 82.

Fespa confirms new Global Expo dates
Fespa has secured a new autumn date for this year’s Global Expo, following its decision to postpone next week's event earlier this month due to the coronavirus crisis.

Drupa postponed until 2021
Messe Dusseldorf has postponed Drupa until next year due to the coronavirus crisis.

Star product: Vivid Laminating Technologies VeloBlade 64
A flatbed-format device for automated cutting, creasing and perforating in a single pass
targeted at businesses looking to offer cost-effective custom dieless finishing services.

Me & My: DYSS X7-1624
Outsourcing usually works fine until the volume grows and you start to add up the costs. In a world of instant turnaround, it can add time to a job too.

Me & My: Lynx Felix Combo
On the face of it, corrugated boxes and corrugated display units are pretty much the same thing. Both often need printing of some sort, then cutting, creasing, folding, and gluing to assemble them....