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De La Rue completes £100m equity raise
De La Rue has completed its £100m capital raise through the placing of new shares.
'Plan B' advice in case lockdown returns
A Leicester-based promotional products specialist has urged company bosses to have a ‘Plan B’ in case other cities also end up back in lockdown.
WTTB puts multi-billion price tag on becoming Covid-secure
Research by Where The Trade Buys has put a staggering £3.68bn price tag on the UK-wide costs of being Covid-secure as businesses return to work.
Forecast beating Macfarlane to repay furlough cash
Macfarlane Group has promised to repay the furlough cash it has received from the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme after reporting that lockdown and the Covid crisis hadn’t impacted sales...
Eight Days adds to Xerox firepower
Eight Days A Week Print Solutions has upgraded its digital printing setup with the installation of a Xerox Versant 3100.
Sheetfed printers reshape
Sheetfed printers are beginning to take action to reshape their businesses as customers emerge from lockdown.
BPIF: slow pace of recovery has implications for print
BPIF chief executive Charles Jarrold has detailed current industry sentiment across the regions as businesses reach ‘stage three’ of the Covid crisis.
Heronswood switches format to shake things up
Heronswood Press has stepped up from B2 to SRA1 with a “significant” lockdown investment in a four-colour RMGT 924 LED press in a two-for-one swap after its owner decided “doing the same thing we’ve...
Printer sought after girl's lockdown craft project takes off
A six-year old schoolgirl has created a burgeoning merchandise business out of a lockdown charity craft project, and is looking for a suitable printer to help keep the venture going.
Source Signs invests to support tighter turnarounds
Source Signs has invested in a new roll-to-roll printer/cutter as it ramps up to support retail and construction clients coming out of lockdown.
BOSS and BPIF partner for Covid-secure directory
Office products trade association BOSS has partnered with the BPIF to launch a free online directory of Covid secure products that can support companies’ return-to-work efforts as workplaces reopen.
DS Smith benefits from e-comms boost
DS Smith has described its business model as “robust” after posting year end results that were boosted by a jump in e-commerce business caused by Covid-19.
Domino hires CIO as it looks to accelerate the digital transformation
Domino Printing Sciences has appointed a new chief information officer as it looks the accelerate the digital transformation across a wide-range of sectors including print and packaging.
Fespa cans 2020 event, shifts to spring 2021
UPDATED: Fespa has scrubbed this year’s rescheduled Global Print Expo and relocated and brought forward next year’s event to enable visitors and exhibitors to adjust to the post-Covid expo landscape.
Well-known figures depart in Heidelberg restructure
Restructuring at Heidelberg UK will result in a big change at its digital printing wing, with two key team members set to depart.