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Haybrooke supports new service with two senior hires
Print procurement specialist Haybrooke has made two new senior hires – including a seasoned industry managing director – as it looks to grow its new ‘printing as a service’ (PaaS) offering.

CPI in Hunkeler-Horizon integration first
CPI Group has achieved a UK first with its integration of finishing systems from Hunkeler and Horizon for its new on-demand book production facility.

Packaging Innovations pushed back to 2022
Easyfairs’ flagship Birmingham Packaging Innovations event has been postponed to 2022 due to its prior rescheduled June date falling before the government roadmap out of lockdown enables large-scale...

Adare SEC signs three-year renewal with Studio Retail
Integrated communications provider Adare SEC has signed a three-year contract extension with online value retailer Studio Retail.

Highcon teams with CMYUK as UK partner
Highcon has appointed CMYUK as its new UK agent and go-to-market partner.

Colour Print upgrades bookletmaking with Duplo
Colour Print has upgraded its bookletmaking capability and efficiency after taking on a new Duplo DBM-600 System.

New Alan Turing £50 polymer note unveiled
The design of the new £50 polymer banknote featuring scientist Alan Turing, which will enter general circulation for the first time in June, has been unveiled.

Print tenders up for grabs
Three large print and postage contracts worth in excess of £7m are currently up for grabs via the government’s Find a Tender service.

Compass flags window of opportunity for M&A finance
Compass Business Finance has flagged the looming deadline for “favourable” M&A financing using the government-backed CBILS scheme – but printers need to act fast to put things in place.

Start-up sparkles school signs
Online wide-format start-up Signs Base has completed a project to revamp the signage across 16 schools.

Koenig & Bauer: sheetfed 'has bucked industry trend'
Koenig & Bauer expects to break even in the current financial year, after filing 2020 results that were “significantly better than the industry average”.

More printers join Carbon Balanced Printer scheme
Another five companies have signed up to have their annual carbon emissions balanced through the Carbon Balanced Printer programme.

Industry leaders reflect, one year on from lockdown
Industry bosses have been reflecting on a year like no other as the UK marks one year since prime minister Boris Johnson announced the first lockdown.

ACA buys its first Heidelberg die-cutter
ACA Print Finishing & Packaging Solutions has purchased its first Heidelberg B1 die-cutter with stripping, as part of a continued investment drive.

Whistl Fulfilment partners with PVS to expand into Europe
Whistl Fulfilment has expanded into Europe after partnering with PVS Europe.