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Home secretary Priti Patel announcing the new measures in Parliament

Quarantine exemptions provide some relief

Specialist technicians such as service engineers, and postal workers involved in the transport of mail, will be exempt from the government’s new quarantine measures – much to the industry’s relief.

New normal will involve personal risk assessment

Jo Francis wonders about the future, while thinking about the crowded events that were part of a past life.

Geldermann: plans also include the personal registration of visitors

Messe Dusseldorf starts mapping out new corona guidance

Drupa director Sabine Geldermann has outlined some of the initial measures being introduced to allow trade fairs to operate during the time of coronavirus, and has also responded to the news that...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak: no more changes or extension to the JRS

Sunak lays out JRS changes

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has laid out the details about how employers will be required to pick up part of the cost of the coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in the coming months, along with new...

The late Dr Reinhard Ulbrich: “universally admired and respected”

Flexo pioneer Dr Reinhard Ulbrich dies at 89

Dr Reinhard Ulbrich, who was instrumental in the success of DuPont’s Cyrel flexo plates in the European market, has died at the age of 89.

Drupa 2021: new date in place, but Covid-19 situation still uncertain

Blow for Drupa as two large exhibitors cancel

Two large exhibitors have cancelled their plans to exhibit at next year’s Drupa show, as manufacturers reassess sales strategies while the world continues to wrangle with the ongoing effects of the...

Kern appoints new UK head of sales

Mailing and packaging equipment specialist Kern has welcomed David Cox as its UK head of sales, a newly-created position intended to capitalise on recent product additions.

60 seconds with Apple Binding

Apple Binding was formed in 1994 by Kate and Jon Luke. As Kate explains: “We were always looking for a business opportunity. Jon was a commercial diver and I was a print rep. I needed to get a book...

Q&A: Vince Brearey Managing director operations, Offset Print & Packaging

Vince has spent 30 years in print after starting out as an assistant in a local trade printer before moving into cartons. He completed his apprenticeship 28 years ago. He’s married with a 14-year-old...

Rising Star: Connor Daniels Customer service representative, MBM Print SCS

Connor is 23 and found his way into the industry via his father, who heard there was a vacancy at East Kilbride-based MBM. He joined the firm in 2017 and has since benefited from The Printing...