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Printing Expo opens virtual doors
Online exhibition Printing Expo has gone live with its first tranche of exhibitors.

KNP Litho boosts firepower with Xerox and Vivid spend
KNP Litho has invested in a Xerox Iridesse digital press and a brace of finishing machines from Vivid Laminating Technologies to enhance its service offering.

Reach updates on trading
Reach has described print circulations as “resilient” in a trading update ahead of its year-end results, but there’s no update on its print plant rationalisation plans as yet.

Precision Proco acquires fine art specialist WKG
Precision Proco Group has acquired WKG Print, formerly Witherbys, as it continues its plans for growth.

Printers get involved with 10th Black Friday
A raft of printers across the country have launched special offers and discounts on products and services as they embrace the 10th Black Friday event.

Ofcom: 'Universal Service could be reduced to five days'
Reducing the Royal Mail’s obligation to deliver post from six days a week to five would “still reflect postal users’ reasonable needs” according to Ofcom, in a new report published just as some DM...

Printing inks sales down as Covid-19 and Brexit hits confidence
Confidence has started to return to the UK coatings, printing inks and wallcoverings industries after an uncertain year, but it is still weaker than average and sales are down year-on-year, according...

Grafenia posts 'lockdown' results
Grafenia has described its half-year results as an “interim lockdown statement” with sales down, but three acquisitions made along with investment in services that it hopes will pay off in future.

Full-year and Q4 print revenue down for HP
HP Inc’s sales in its Printing division and its overall revenue both showed declines in Q4 and for the full-year.

Pureprint in mega finishing install
Pureprint Group has invested in a raft of new finishing kit for its main commercial litho and digital production site in Uckfield, East Sussex.

Spending Review and new tiers: reaction
A large UK paper and packaging group has called for the government to match German levels of ambition on sustainability following yesterday’s Spending Review, while BPIF CEO Charles Jarrold has warned...

Packaging Innovations postponed to June 2021
Easyfairs’ flagship Birmingham Packaging Innovations event has been postponed to June 2021 as coronavirus-related restrictions continue to impact the events industry.

De La Rue in "early discussions" on Covid certificates
Amid speculation that the UK government could bring in some sort of Covid-19 vaccination passport or certificate, De La Rue has confirmed that it is in “early discussions” with several countries over...

Whistl to move to larger Bristol depot
Delivery management group Whistl is set to relocate its Bristol operation to a new, larger purpose built site next year.

Former Duplo CEO returns to the top as Greenhalgh departs
Duplo International is set for a change of leadership in the new year, with former chief executive Bruno Picquet taking the reins as current chairman and chief executive Robin Greenhalgh steps down.