Business
Printers mothball ops, flag potential to repurpose capacity
Some printers have begun shuttering their operations due to the virus crisis, with work being diverted to trade print specialists and the potential for some under-utilised kit to be used for in-demand...
CCM launches scheme to redistribute hand sanitiser
CCM is doing its bit to help with efforts against coronavirus by offering out hand sanitiser in a non-profit scheme after its managing director’s charity bike ride was postponed due to the outbreak.
Carly Press sends out free stickers for locals in isolation
Carly Press is using its spare press capacity to produce free stickers for local residents to put up outside their homes to indicate that they are in self isolation amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Newspapers and mags switch distribution methods
A raft of newspaper and magazine publishers have made changes to the way that their titles reach their readers, in light of the coronavirus situation.
IPIA and BAPC jointly aim to shape government policy
The Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) and British Association of Print and Communication (BAPC) have called on the industry to help support them with examples to present to government of...
Fujifilm shares soar on coronavirus hopes
Shares in Fujifilm rocketed by 15% this week after reports that an influenza medicine it makes also works against Covid-19. The Japanese group is also making a major investment in UK biotech.
Eight Days a Week in Xerox Baltoro investment
Eight Days a Week Print Solutions has installed a Xerox Baltoro inkjet press to boost its firepower and enable it to bring a proportion of its outsourced litho work back in house.
Visual Media Conference postponed
The Visual Media Conference has become the latest industry event to be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
BPIF calls on government to extend business support
The BPIF has urgently called for further direct support for the printing industry during the coronavirus crisis.
City A.M. suspends print ops amid coronavirus outbreak
London-based free financial newspaper City A.M. has temporarily suspended its print edition due to the coronavirus outbreak.