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Retailers have required a huge amount of printed matter

Print to the fore as retail reopens

Printers up and down the country have been pulling out all the stops to help retailers make their shops Covid-ready for reopening.

Richmond: "Not enough credit has been given to printers"

Print Scotland: industry deserves more credit

Trade body Print Scotland has called for the industry to be given greater recognition as an essential service during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The site will help maintain the momentum of the successful Apprentice 19 event

Stationers' launches print careers website

The Stationers' Company has launched on online portal to highlight the possibilities of print apprenticeships.

Micropress: paper wrapping will be fully operational next month

Micropress: “time for strong businesses to shine”

Micropress director Rob Cross has said it is “time for strong businesses to shine”, as the firm completes a multi-million pound investment round it began last summer.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak introduced CBILS in March

CMYUK opens CBILS loans for capex

Wide-format kit reseller CMYUK has secured a partnership that enables printers to access the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to fund kit investments to reorientate their business...

Bar-Shany: fulsome praise from former boss Benny Landa

Bar-Shany urges customers to continue collaborating, Landa pays tribute

Outgoing HP Indigo general manager Alon Bar-Shany has urged printers to continue collaborating, while his former boss and Indigo founder Benny Landa has paid fulsome tribute to Bar-Shany’s leadership...

Beese: "It’s given us a new modus operandi going forward"

DecTek invests to meet social distancing demand

DecTek has pivoted to the production of supply social distancing products, with a new Titanium cutter from International Graphic Supplies running 14 hours a day.

Bar-Shany joined the business in 1995

HP Indigo boss departs

HP Indigo chief Alon Bar-Shany is set to leave the manufacturer in a shock departure and will be replaced by another Indigo veteran.

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.