Coronavirus

Kevin Woods, manager – global packaging division, Mercury Search

Opinion: Lockdown is no barrier to recruitment

It is clear that Covid-19 has impacted every area of business and recruitment is no different.

Premier Paper: new Welfare Products range includes social distancing tape

Merchants pivot with new PPE offerings

Paper merchants are diversifying their ranges to meet growing demand for PPE-type products that are becoming part of everyday life, and are essential to firms adapting their businesses to the new...

The range has a wide range of potential applications, including print

G-Tec set to launch anti-microbial print laminate

UK materials manufacturer G-Tec Paper & Film, part of Gardiner Graphics Group, is poised to launch a new range of innovative anti-microbial self-adhesive films and is looking to set up a UK...

Milexa Group: new product will be on the market next month

Milexa Group adapts to stay profitable during crisis

Milexa Group has managed to remain profitable throughout the coronavirus pandemic despite an initial 40% reduction in sales, the firm reports.

Döpfner: choice is an alliance with an imperfect democracy, or with a perfect dictatorship

Axel Springer boss speaks out on China dynamics

Axel Springer chairman and CEO Dr Mathias Döpfner has urged German and European leaders to “decouple” from China and forge closer alliances with the US and post-Brexit UK instead.

Agfa plates: temporary shutdown at factories including Leeds in the UK

Agfa pauses plate plants as virus hits demand

Agfa has described its Q1 results as “solid” although its offset printing business had begun being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, exacerbating “already tough conditions in this industry”.

Rico Back: began and ended his tenure as CEO amid controversy

Under-fire Back steps down at Royal Mail

Royal Mail has parted company with controversial CEO Rico Back with immediate effect.

HM Treasury: another business support scheme in the works

Cautious welcome for new trade credit guarantee scheme

The latest government support scheme could provide further crucial support for the printing industry, following reports of widespread cuts to credit cover.

Teams worked overnight to install graphics

FD Signs goes from mothballed to 18-hour days to support TFL

FD Signs, which initially mothballed after the lockdown meant it saw “no light at the end of the tunnel”, stepped up and ended up working 18-hour days last month to play an integral role in keeping...

Paragon: another major buy for acquisitive group

SPOT: Paragon Group buys two businesses

Paragon Group has acquired the OfficeTeam and ZenOffice businesses after parent group Spicers Office Team (SPOT) went into administration.