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Marketing services and print company AlphaGraphics has acquired a longstanding client to help it move further into the education sector.

Portals Paper has signed a deal to produce a specialist type of ultra-durable laminated cotton banknote paper that is an alternative to both new polymer materials and traditional varnished banknotes.

Whistl has expanded its Parcelhub business with the addition of a new 929sqm depot at Leicester’s Meridian Business Park, creating 10 new jobs.

Meteor Inkjet has expanded its product portfolio with the addition of drive electronics and software for Ricoh’s TH5241 industrial inkjet printhead.

YM Group’s chief executive is blaming a backlog at Companies House for the group’s accounts being more than a month overdue.

Sustainable packaging manufacturer Coveris has opened a new Film Science Lab at its Winsford films facility in Cheshire.

The outlook for printing inks continues to be pessimistic after the sector experienced a sharp drop in sales in 2020.

Xaar has acquired fellow UK inkjet specialist and customer FFEI in a £9m-plus deal.

Wellington Press has upgraded its flatbed cutting capability with a replacement machine from Valiani.

The BPIF shared its successes and financial performance for the past year, as well as its aims for the future, at its yearly members’ day earlier this week.