Coronavirus
White Company automates e-comms packaging with Quadient
The White Company has become the first commercial user of Quadient’s automated fit-to-size packaging line, which will reduce the amount of packaging materials required and eliminate void fill.
Bell & Bain installs first of pandemic-delayed K&B presses
Bell & Bain has started the installation of the first of its two new Rapida 145 large-format presses from Koenig & Bauer – following a decision to delay the process due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Solopress pivots with inkjet web install
Solopress has bought the world’s first HP PageWide T250 HD inkjet web press and will use it for commercial – and publishing – print applications as part of a radical £3.3m revamp of its production...
Browns Print buys hi-spec press from Brazil
Browns Print has made a pivotal investment in a highly specified Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 that has come all the way from Brazil during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Northern Flags donates signage for events industry march
Wide-format printer Northern Flags has donated more than £2,000 worth of signage that was used at a local #WeMakeEvents march.
Industry output and orders sink to new depths in Q2
The UK print and printed packaging industry hit a record low in the second quarter of 2020, but some improvement is expected in Q3.
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...
BPIF welcomes £2k apprenticeship incentive
The BPIF has welcomed new government support measures aimed at keeping apprenticeships going during the Covid-19 crisis, including a fresh incentive of up to £2,000 per person for employers to take on...
Sitma pulls out of Drupa
Sitma is the latest manufacturer to go public with its decision not to exhibit at Drupa 2021.
CCM in children's masks donation drive
CCM Group has donated 10,000 face masks specifically manufactured for children to a raft of organisations across the UK.