Print buying

Some of the UK’s biggest print businesses are starting to make redundancies, as the industry reshapes for the post-Corona economy.

Print buying expert and sales trainer Matthew Parker has published a new book which he said helps unlocks the secrets of successful sales.

Hundreds more skilled print jobs are set to go at De La Rue’s Gateshead site after the security printer announced plans to cease banknote printing there as part of its Turnaround Plan.

The IPIA has teamed up with Xeretec and publisher Twinkl to offer a cashback deal that supports home learning.

There’s more good news for De La Rue CEO Clive Vacher, after the Serious Fraud Office halted an investigation into the group that began last summer.

Printers up and down the country have been pulling out all the stops to help retailers make their shops Covid-ready for reopening.

Trade body Print Scotland has called for the industry to be given greater recognition as an essential service during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Micropress director Rob Cross has said it is “time for strong businesses to shine”, as the firm completes a multi-million pound investment round it began last summer.

Outgoing HP Indigo general manager Alon Bar-Shany has urged printers to continue collaborating, while his former boss and Indigo founder Benny Landa has paid fulsome tribute to Bar-Shany’s leadership...

DecTek has pivoted to the production of supply social distancing products, with a new Titanium cutter from International Graphic Supplies running 14 hours a day.