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Coronavirus: many events have been cancelled worldwide

Messe Düsseldorf cancels its March expos

Messe Düsseldorf has cancelled a raft of upcoming proprietary events in March and early April due to the coronavirus situation, but said there are currently “no intentions” to postpone Interpack or...

The Iridesse prints CMYK with optional fifth and sixth colours including clear, white, gold and silver

University of Bristol ups in-house production with Xerox Iridesse

The University of Bristol has boosted its in-house printing capabilities after taking on a Xerox Iridesse digital production printer.

The event is open to 400 delegates and will feature more than 30 exhibitors

Visual Media Conference to examine fake news

The seventh annual Visual Media Conference will examine the use of fake news and abuse of data as part of marketing and communication strategies.

Roberts: "The transaction is attractive, both financially and strategically"

DS Smith completes plastics division sale

DS Smith has completed the sale of its plastics division to Stamford, Connecticut-based Olympus Partners and its affiliate, flexible packaging specialist Liqui-Box.

Sheetfed paper wrap produced at NTF for Eight Days a Week Print Solutions

NTF rolls out sheetfed paper wrapping

Nottingham Trade Finishers (NTF) aims to capitalise on the growing trend for paper wrapping with a new niche service that allows printers to provide their own pre-printed sheets to be used as the...

Taylor Bloxham: overall group has sales of nearly £30m

Taylor Bloxham creditors count cost of group's collapse

Taylor Bloxham Group was insolvent on a cashflow and balance sheet basis and had just £20,000 in the bank at the time of its administration, with creditors of the business owed more than £7m.

Lockley (right with Smith): “A great new brand has been brought into the fold"

Spectrum bought by Streamline-led print consortium

Streamline Press and sister firm Baxters have jointly bought local business Spectrum Printing Services forming a Leicestershire-wide print group.

De La Rue: fresh execs take charge at embattled group

Unite wants details from De La Rue

Unite the union is pressing De La Rue management for “detailed answers” about what the PLC’s new turnaround plan will mean for its workforce in the UK.

Atkinson: "It’s a continuation of the really strong performance of the business"

Macfarlane notches up 10th consecutive year of growth

Macfarlane Group marked its 10th consecutive year of growth in 2019 after seeing a 4% increase in sales and a 10% rise in pre-tax profit.

Horler: "We reviewed the marketplace and decided to continue our long-term business partnership with Xerox"

MailaDoc installs UK's first Xerox Baltoro

MailaDoc has become the first UK company to install a Xerox Baltoro inkjet press, which it will use to increase the capacity of its hybrid mailing service.

A remanufactured Xeikon 3030 Rex will cost around £164,000

Xeikon launches programme to sell remanufactured presses

Xeikon has begun the roll-out of its new Rex range of remanufactured digital presses to open up its technology to broader range of customers, with the first being its Xeikon 3030 Rex label system.

131 of the organisations Two Sides engaged with in 2019 have removed or changed their messaging

Busiest year yet for Two Sides’ anti-greenwash campaign

Two Sides’ anti-greenwash campaign experienced its busiest year to date in 2019, with 131 companies removing misleading anti-paper statements.

Fespa re-jigs hall plan

Fespa Global Print Expo 2020 has removed a hall from its floor plan as the organiser re-jigs the show to account for a reduction in the number of Chinese exhibitors.

Drogan (left): "We found immediate benefits"

Super-Wide Digital expands portfolio with Agfa spend

Super-Wide Digital has installed an Agfa Jeti Tauro H3300 LED as the latest edition to its continually expanding superwide print portfolio.

The proposal will see fewer than 50 employees leaving Antalis, the company said

Antalis to restructure UK business

Paper merchant Antalis has undertaken a strategic review “to create a leaner and more resilient organisation” that will result in a number of redundancies across the UK business.