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Two more press manufacturers have pulled out of Drupa 2021.

The print trailblazer consortium has gained approval to develop a Level 2 Print Standard apprenticeship after a lengthy four year process.

Messe Düsseldorf has issued further details about how it plans to run ‘Covid-secure’ expos, including one-way systems in the aisles and limiting the number of visitors.

Koenig & Bauer has publicly backed Drupa 2021, stating that its participation in the expo “is not in question”.

Drupa 2021 has been dealt a major blow after Heidelberg – still the world’s largest press manufacturer – pulled out of all international expos next year including Drupa.

UPDATED: Fespa has scrubbed this year’s rescheduled Global Print Expo and relocated and brought forward next year’s event to enable visitors and exhibitors to adjust to the post-Covid expo landscape.

Merchant EBB is restructuring its operations due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on current and likely future trading.

The BPIF has urged printing firms to take advantage of the existing Level 2 Print Apprenticeship – if possible during a pandemic – before it is withdrawn at the end of next month.

Koenig & Bauer will do away with the role of chief executive when incumbent Claus Bolza-Schünemann steps down at the end of the year.

Heidelberg UK’s restructure is taking shape with a number of employees opting to leave the business, a potential partnership on consumables logistics in the works, and the possibility that it could...