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Bailie Group unveils first acquisition
Bailie Group has remained good to its word and completed the first acquisition shortly after announcing it was looking to hit the M&A trail.

Word imperfect: rapid reprint required
Susie Dent’s new book, Word Perfect, is being hastily reprinted after an incorrect version of the text was used by mistake.

HM Queen supports work of trusted news media
Her Majesty the Queen has sent a message of support to national and regional news publishers at the start of ‘Journalism Matters’ week.

Signs Express branch expands with new site and kit
Signs Express (Central Lancashire) has completed a move to a bigger site and completed a wholesale reequip of its print kit as it looks to continue its pre-Covid growth trajectory.

Digital print giants call time on Drupa 2021
Two more of Drupa’s biggest exhibitors have pulled out of the 2021 show due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

IPIA: write to your MP to highlight print's plight
The IPIA is urging its members – and the wider industry – to write to their MP to highlight the need for print-specific government support.

Stationers opens 2021 Warrants scheme
The Stationers’ Company has opened applications for its 2021 Warrant scheme, which is intended to recognise the hard work, research and quality companies put into their products and services.

Kyocera makes key hire
Kyocera has made a key hire as it beefs up its presence in the production printing market, with the appointment of ex-Heidelberg digital printing lead Chris Matthews.

De La Rue confirms Harding as CFO
De La Rue has made its interim chief financial officer a permanent appointment.

Portals rebuilds PM1 to meet future demand
Portals has completed a £20m-plus revamp that includes a major rebuild of its PM1 paper machine.

EFI cancels Drupa presence
EFI has become the latest major exhibitor to withdraw from Drupa 2021, citing the ongoing uncertainty over the impact of the coronavirus impact on large scale events.

Agfa, Heidelberg and others ready virtual events
UPDATED: October is shaping up to be a busy month with a raft of new virtual events and webinars taking place to fill the gap left by physical expos at present.

Wallace Print boosts kit and team
Wallace Print has beefed up capacity with a new Agfa Anapurna inkjet printer, with the business cementing its family roots with a new recruit.

Wide-format manufacturers launch 0% loan schemes
Agfa UK and HP have both independently launched in-house 0% finance packages to support the sign and display market.

Reach to review print ops
News group Reach has posted half-year results that are ahead of market expectations, but is to review its printing capacity due to uncertainty over contract printing renewals.