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Last year's Victor Watson Trophy winner Lewis Houghton

Victor Watson Trophy deadline extended

The entry deadline for this year's Victor Watson Trophy, which recognises young outstanding industry individuals and includes a £1,500 bursary, has been extended until the end of June.

British Business Bank is behind taxpayer-backed CBILS scheme

Kent printcos secure CBILS support

Two Kent-based printing companies have become the latest industry firms to benefit from the government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).

BPIF Outlook Report: an entirely new set of business priorities in Q1

BPIF Printing Outlook: Q2 likely to hit record low

The BPIF has detailed the “worst quarterly report” in more than a decade after industry orders and output sank into record negative territory – with Q2 figures likely to reach a new all-time low.

Heidelberg's Shanghai manufacturing facility: business in China is picking up

Heidelberg: some markets picking up, but further losses predicted

Heidelberg has reported “cautious optimism” as world markets start to pick up, including the important Chinese market, but expects sales in its new financial year to be “significantly down” due to the...

ProCo refocussed its production during lockdown

ProCo prepares for first green shoots

ProCo has lauded the power of partnerships after preparing the ground for the new business landscape ahead with a £1m CBILs loan as it starts to see the first green shoots of recovery.

Hygiene Austria: expanding into UK market

New face mask plant opens in Grimsby

Cellulose fibre specialist Lenzing and joint venture partner Palmers Textil have set up a new mask-making operation in Grimsby with government support.

Print Futures: this year's 44 successful applicants

Print Futures winners unveiled

The Printing Charity has unveiled the recipients of this year’s Print Futures Awards, with 44 young people receiving grants of up to £1,500 to further their careers.

IPIA and BAPC: building a stronger organisation that supports the business of print

BAPC merges with IPIA

Two industry trade associations have merged as part of a “shared mission to raise the tide for print in the long-term”.

Report: comparisons between different countries, and info on current trends

European printing industry detailed in new report

Intergraf has published its annual Economic Report on the European printing industry, including the impact of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Face masks and face coverings: growing requirement

Face mask demand surges on fresh guidance

Printing firms are reporting a fresh spike in demand for face masks after the latest government announcement mandating their use on public transport.

Magovern on BBC Midlands Today with cutouts of himself and his son

Typecraft steps up to bring fans back to sport

Printed crowds made up of individual fans' faces could become commonplace as professional sport returns behind locked doors in the coming weeks, following a partnership between Cheltenham Town FC and...

SPOT included Spicers and OfficeTeam, with some suppliers owed money by both

SPOT suppliers owed millions at time of admin

Spicers Office Team (SPOT) owed paper and envelope suppliers almost £3m when it went into administration last month, with one paper manufacturer alone owed just under £1.86m.

St Bride to host virtual wayzgoose

St Bride Foundation is hosting a virtual wayzgoose tomorrow, where artists, printers and bookmakers will share some of their skills.

Booker: Our team has gone the extra yard

Postworks scales up for fivefold Covid growth

Hybrid mail specialist Postworks has successfully moved to a larger production facility during lockdown, as it ramps up capacity to support a fivefold increase in demand due to businesses and...

Home secretary Priti Patel announcing the new measures in Parliament

Quarantine exemptions provide some relief

Specialist technicians such as service engineers, and postal workers involved in the transport of mail, will be exempt from the government’s new quarantine measures – much to the industry’s relief.