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CBILS: funding is targeted at firms of all sizes

CBILS extended: printers urged to consider options

Print bosses have been urged to take advantage of CBILS finance while they still can, after the taxpayer-backed scheme was extended for three months.

Left to right: Steve Goodfellow, Chris Goodfellow and John Goodfellow

Abbi Signs boosts output and profits

Abbi Signs has boosted turnaround times by around 50% after installing its first flatbed as it looks to expand its offering.

Installation of the second Rapida 145 started last week

Bell & Bain takes second K&B delivery and reveals acquisition

Bell & Bain has taken delivery of the second of its two new Rapida 145 large-format presses from Koenig & Bauer and has revealed it acquired press engineering specialist Lithotec Services earlier this...

A worker at Heidelberg's Shanghai facility: Chinese orders are recovering

Heidelberg shares rise as trading improves

Heidelberg has reported an improving performance for the second quarter of its financial year, with CFO Marcus Wassenberg stating that the group is being “fundamentally realigned” for the future.

The 2010 press came from a printer in Paris

Wilmot-Budgen in secondhand Speedmaster buy

Wilmot-Budgen has enhanced its capabilities after installing a secondhand Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102-5 LX.

Reach: balancing production of its regional and national titles, and contract work

Reach plans to close two plants

Reach is proposing to close the newest newspaper printing facility in the UK, with two of its print sites set for the chop with the potential loss of 150 jobs.

SBS Print Group consists of three Leicestershire businesses

Streamline-led print consortium rebrands as SBS

A trio of Leicestershire print businesses that came together in a deal completed earlier this year have now unified to create SBS Print Group.

Ahmed (L, with Hindley) will learn about all aspects of the business

Peter Scott Printers launches apprenticeship scheme

Peter Scott Printers has started a new apprenticeship scheme to train the next generation of printing professionals.

Mark Young: more committed than ever

Bluetree promotes Young to new role

Bluetree Group has expanded its senior management team with the promotion of Mark Young to the new role of managing director of its print division.

Stora Enso's Lumi has been a popular option for UK printers

Merchants prep ranges for Lumi alternatives

Paper merchants have adapted their ranges as the end looms for Stora Enso’s high-end Lumi grade.

SAPC's premises feature one of Cornwall’s largest roof-based solar panel arrays​

St Austell becomes carbon balanced printer

St Austell Printing Company (SAPC) has become an official Carbon Balanced Printer.

Joe Ghadami: plenty of opportunities in the pipeline

GB Mail ramps up wrapping with RMS twins

GB Mail has more than doubled its wrapping capacity with a six-figure investment in two high spec Sitma 1050-VW lines to support a surge in long run poly and paper wrap work.

Baltoro: installs are up

Xerox reports improvement in Q3

Xerox chief executive John Visentin said the manufacturer is “prepared to respond however events unfold” as it revealed Q3 results showing a pick-up in business at some of its operations.

UPM: "we take actions when there’s a need to take actions"

UPM: graphic paper decline "normalising"

Label material sales are up at UPM but graphic paper deliveries were down 21% in Q3 due to Covid-19. Separately the group said it had received “quite a lot of interest” in its up-for-sale Shotton mill...

Xaar has fully co-operated with the ICO

Xaar will not face ICO action over systems breach

Xaar will not face any censure from the Information Commissioner’s Office following the cyber attack that it made public last month.