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Signs Express (Central Lancashire) has completed a move to a bigger site and completed a wholesale reequip of its print kit as it looks to continue its pre-Covid growth trajectory.

Two more of Drupa’s biggest exhibitors have pulled out of the 2021 show due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The IPIA is urging its members – and the wider industry – to write to their MP to highlight the need for print-specific government support.

The Stationers’ Company has opened applications for its 2021 Warrant scheme, which is intended to recognise the hard work, research and quality companies put into their products and services.

Durst has acquired a majority stake in a rival manufacturer to expand its wide-format printer portfolio.

Kyocera has made a key hire as it beefs up its presence in the production printing market, with the appointment of ex-Heidelberg digital printing lead Chris Matthews.

De La Rue has made its interim chief financial officer a permanent appointment.

Portals has completed a £20m-plus revamp that includes a major rebuild of its PM1 paper machine.

EFI has become the latest major exhibitor to withdraw from Drupa 2021, citing the ongoing uncertainty over the impact of the coronavirus impact on large scale events.

UPDATED: October is shaping up to be a busy month with a raft of new virtual events and webinars taking place to fill the gap left by physical expos at present.