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Coveris targets major Amberley growth
Coveris has invested around £3.5m to effectively double the footprint of the Amberley Labels business it acquired a year ago by adding a second, re-equipped factory to the operation.
Argos lays catalogue to rest, Xmas guide to continue
Argos is bidding a “fond farewell” to its iconic catalogue after nearly 50 years of producing the so-called ‘Book of Dreams’.
Kodak shares rocket on Trump backing for new venture
Kodak is moving into pharmaceutical manufacturing with hundreds of millions of dollars of US government backing, causing its share price to rocket.
Pipi Print & Packaging upgrades folding
Pipi Print & Packaging has expanded its pharma folding capacity to support an increase in demand by installing a Horizon automatic folder from IFS.
Koenig & Bauer press installs delayed by pandemic
Koenig & Bauer’s first-half results have been “significantly affected” by Covid-19 with sales down 20% and projects delayed due to restrictions resulting from the pandemic.
Restructure planned at James Cropper
James Cropper is restructuring after its paper division in particular was hit by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
CPI and Wiley in new partnership
CPI Group has teamed with publisher Wiley on a new joint venture for on-demand printing and inventory management.
James Cropper COO leaving business
James Cropper is parting company with its chief operating officer Dave Watson.
Infigo to host webinar on W2P's role in the Covid bounce back
Infigo is hosting a webinar tomorrow aimed at helping print businesses rise to the challenges of the post-lockdown landscape by diversifying into web-to-print.
Pandemic writ large in Xerox Q2 results
Second-quarter sales at Xerox fell by nearly $800m as the Covid-19 pandemic hit business, with CEO John Visentin praising the group’s employees for their efforts during a period of “unprecedented...
The Print Centre secures UK first
The Print Centre has installed the UK’s first Konica Minolta AccurioPress C12000 as it looks to ramp up its B2B online offering and bridge the gap between digital and litho.
New venture for Narayan with Bensons Bookbinding
Award-winning bookbinder Chris Narayan has set up his own business after being made redundant because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kin + Carta gains financial headroom
Kin + Carta, formerly St Ives, is to defer some pension contributions until September because of the virus crisis.
Jones and Palmer invests for finishing flexibility
Report and accounts and corporate comms specialist Jones and Palmer has upgraded its stitching with a new Horizon SPF-200L bookletmaker as it prepares to flex to changing client needs.
Royal Mail: parcels boom, letters tank
Letter volumes were down by almost 800m items during the three months to the end of June, according to the latest update from Royal Mail.