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CMS invests to change business model
Central Mailing Services (CMS) has made its second significant kit investment in weeks as it looks to replace people power with highly automated technology.
Sunak's summer splurge: reaction
There has been a mixed reaction to chancellor Rishi Sunak’s £30bn package of additional measures intended to stave off a spike in unemployment, boost training and provide a fillip to the hospitality...
Polar hires to bring group closer together
Heidelberg’s post-press partner Polar Group has created a senior combined sales and service role as it looks to evolve the way it operates and integrate its three business units closer.
Messe gives more details on how future expos will run
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.
ImageData Group revamps MIS
ImageData Group has invested around £250,000 in a new Tharstern MIS as it looks to streamline its processes for the post-Covid landscape.
Koenig & Bauer stands firm on Drupa
Koenig & Bauer has publicly backed Drupa 2021, stating that its participation in the expo “is not in question”.
Bombshell for Drupa as Heidelberg pulls out
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.
Fencor praises staff as it invests for growth
Fencor Packaging Group has thanked its staff for embracing the “Dunkirk spirit” during lockdown, helping it weather the Covid storm as it rounds off a two-year, £4m spend.
Stationers’ names new master
A Stationers’ School old boy has been named the new master of the livery company.
Disqualified packaging duo hit with confiscation orders
Two disqualified directors have been ordered to pay more than £80,000 in a confiscation order, or face imprisonment.
Screen boosts European service and support
Screen has expanded its European service and support operations following a period of “exponential growth” in high-end inkjet.
Reach restructures, 550 jobs to go
Reach’s newspaper printing sites are not included in a wide-scale restructure that has just been announced by the media group
Ur Print rolls out bounce back plan
Ur Print is looking to bounce back out of lockdown and regain the pre-Covid momentum that led it to invest around £100,000 to beef up its wide-format production firepower.
Heidelberg and Fuji stats show some signs of pick-up
The latest printing industry performance stats from Heidelberg show some signs of recovery in the UK commercial print market, although it is still lagging behind the rest of Europe.
Power of Print goes online
This year’s annual Power of Print seminar is to embrace the power of digital and be hosted online to ensure it’s not impacted by the Coronavirus restrictions.