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James Cropper: paper business has been hit hardest

Restructure planned at James Cropper

James Cropper is restructuring after its paper division in particular was hit by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wiley has a large facility at Bognor Regis. Image: Google Maps

CPI and Wiley in new partnership

CPI Group has teamed with publisher Wiley on a new joint venture for on-demand printing and inventory management.

Watson: no update as yet on whether he will be replaced as COO

James Cropper COO leaving business

James Cropper is parting company with its chief operating officer Dave Watson.

Gibson: how to plan for a successful W2P implementation

Infigo to host webinar on W2P's role in the Covid bounce back

Infigo is hosting a webinar tomorrow aimed at helping print businesses rise to the challenges of the post-lockdown landscape by diversifying into web-to-print.

Visentin: proud of how employees have coped with virus crisis

Pandemic writ large in Xerox Q2 results

Second-quarter sales at Xerox fell by nearly $800m as the Covid-19 pandemic hit business, with CEO John Visentin praising the group’s employees for their efforts during a period of “unprecedented...

TPC's C12000 is the first in the UK

The Print Centre secures UK first

The Print Centre has installed the UK’s first Konica Minolta AccurioPress C12000 as it looks to ramp up its B2B online offering and bridge the gap between digital and litho.

Narayan: craft skills built up over 40 years

New venture for Narayan with Bensons Bookbinding

Award-winning bookbinder Chris Narayan has set up his own business after being made redundant because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Kin + Carta: "Financial headwinds" due to Covid-19

Kin + Carta gains financial headroom

Kin + Carta, formerly St Ives, is to defer some pension contributions until September because of the virus crisis.

The firm's machine was in production a day after delivery

Jones and Palmer invests for finishing flexibility

Report and accounts and corporate comms specialist Jones and Palmer has upgraded its stitching with a new Horizon SPF-200L bookletmaker as it prepares to flex to changing client needs.

Royal Mail: not seeing any change as yet in customer behaviour as lockdown eases

Royal Mail: parcels boom, letters tank

Letter volumes were down by almost 800m items during the three months to the end of June, according to the latest update from Royal Mail.

Malpas: It’s a real partnership

Hampton in UK Subscription Plus first

Hampton Printing (Bristol) has become the first UK printer to finance a new press through Heidelberg’s Subscription Plus 'pay per sheet' model and is set to install the new Speedmaster XL 106 next...

Elmtree team wrapped the cars while the engineers installed the press

Elmtree Signs adds first flatbed and wraps installers' cars

Large-format specialist Elmtree Signs has added flatbed printing to its offering with a new InkTec Jetrix LXi7 LED UV press as it looks to seize new opportunities and cut costs.

Gunning: we can say ‘yes’ to more clients, more often

Grafenia opens up to third-party products

Grafenia has opened up its network to third-party providers of niche products with a new ‘Works Makers’ option.

The business hopes to extend the solar panels to its new unit next door

Aztec rises to Covid challenges and invests for growth

Aztec Label is set to invest a significant six-figure sum in an additional factory unit to boost its footprint by 25% as part of an ambitious post-Covid growth plan.

ESP's Swindon facility

ESP secures seven-figure CBILS funding

ESP Colour is the latest print business to secure a substantial CBILS loan to help it ride out the Covid-19 pandemic.