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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.

Heidelberg's Brentford site: showroom could be even more important, post-Covid

Heidelberg consults on UK restructuring plans

Heidelberg is consulting with its UK workforce about a proposed 20% reduction in headcount along with changes to employees’ terms and conditions.

Xaar's Cambridge HQ

Xaar updates on performance

Inkjet manufacturer Xaar described short-term orders as “healthy” despite the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on some of its markets.

Booth: It was crucial we were able to match litho quality

Booths Print expands digital offering

Booths Print has boosted its digital capabilities to expand its offering and improve flexibility and consistency as volumes start to slowly recover from lockdown.

De La Rue: product authentication tech could help citizens prove Covid-19 status

De La Rue shares soar amid Covid-19 hopes

Shares in De La Rue have rocketed after the group posted an upbeat trading update, along with news that it could use its existing authentication technology to provide a way of certifying people that...

Mask Box: made in Yorkshire

Bluetree pivots with new UK-made surgical mask offering

Bluetree Group has pivoted and invested in specialist equipment to manufacture medical grade IIR face masks – becoming the first company in the UK to make the masks in the process.

Arden Dies and Arden Engraving specialise in die and tooling manufacture

Arden achieves green accreditation

Arden Dies and Arden Engraving, both part of the Arden Group, have become the first die-making and engraving companies in the UK to achieve ISO 14001 accreditation.

Flint Group: sales of €2bn last year

Report: speculation over Flint Group sale

Flint Group could be put up for sale by its US owners, according to a Reuters report.