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Showcard rebrands
Showcard Print has rebranded as Fero to reflect its revamped offering under the ownership of Writtle Holdings.
Firm fined after workplace fatality
A manufacturer of industrial tape products, including social distancing and plate mounting tapes, has been fined more than £100,000 after a worker was crushed to death in a slitter-rewinder.
Precision, Prime and Proco merge and unveil £100m target
Precision Printing, Prime Group and ProCo have joined forces to create a £45m, 360 staff multisite commercial and online print group with ambitions to nudge £100m sales in three years.
Dominion Print sets up masks wing
Dominion Print has set up a new e-commerce site after adding bespoke-branded washable face coverings to its product mix.
Grafenia gains CBILS loan to help ride out crisis
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has stymied Grafenia’s hopes of achieving breakeven EBITDA in the second half of its financial year, with sales down and losses increasing, in part due to one-off...
New anti-slip film for exterior floor graphics
Lintec Europe aims to capitalise on the booming market for floor graphics with a new high-spec slip-resistant PE-based substrate.
Omni Colour launches scheme to support artists
Fine art and out-of-home specialist Omni Colour has launched a competition to support artists who are struggling to produce work as a result of the pandemic.
Gardners gobbles up pollution with new coating
Gardners has launched an innovative coating option that keeps outdoor printed surfaces clean and has the added benefit of ‘eating’ air pollution.
ESP secures seven-figure CBILS funding
ESP Colour is the latest print business to secure a substantial CBILS loan to help it ride out the Covid-19 pandemic.
Airplac capitalises on bespoke foamboard offering
Airplac is reporting burgeoning demand for its made-to-measure foamboard due to the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting demand for new types of products in retail and leisure environments.