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Baird Group rebrands and starts M&A hunt
Former print powerhouse The Baird Group has rebranded and relocated and set a course for aggressive growth partly fuelled by M&A.

Durham Box boosts Nozomi offer with white ink
Durham Box has added the white UV LED ink option to its EFI Nozomi corrugated printer as the business expands its offering into new markets including e-commerce.

£200m SME print buying platform goes live
APS Group has launched a new public sector print buying platform targeted at SME print suppliers after winning a £200m contract from the Crown Commercial Service (CCS).

Sunak outlines new schemes to save jobs and business
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new Jobs Support Scheme in a bid to stave off mass unemployment, but there is still no specific relief for so-called ‘Excluded UK’ workers including some micro...

Macfarlane study highlights pandemic's packaging impact
Macfarlane Packaging’s latest 'Unboxing' survey has highlighted how online retailers are responding to the environmental concerns of consumers.

Integrity revamps offering and launches Integrity Connect
Integrity Print has used the Covid-19 hiatus to complete a major revamp of its Lasermail offering with a £1.2m spend and a new brand.

De La Rue appoints new non-execs
De La Rue has added two high-powered women to its board, including a former Xaar non-executive director.

Insitu in Durst first as it homes in on opportunities
Retail specialist Insitu Group is cementing its pre-lockdown installation of the UK and Ireland’s first Durst P5 350 hybrid with a focus on automation and a strategic sales shift to position itself...

Updated: Kodak pulls out of Drupa due to Covid uncertainty
Kodak has become the latest big-name exhibitor to withdraw from Drupa 2021.

BPIF to detail Kickstart opportunity for all
The BPIF is hosting a webinar next week to cut through some of the confusion surrounding the government’s £2bn Kickstart scheme, so that firms of all sizes can better understand the opportunity and...

Kin + Carta agrees pension deal
Kin + Carta has reached agreement with the trustees of the St Ives Pension Scheme on a revised payment schedule.

Mixed bag for Grafenia
Grafenia has reported an uptick in trading but has warned that the usually busy September to December period will be hit by Covid-19 restrictions.

MPS invests for a sustainable future
MPS Marketing Services has rounded off a circa £650,000 spend this year on kit and infrastructure with a move to switch its company fleet to electric vehicles as it positions itself for a “sustainable...

‘Lockdown part two’: industry reacts
Industry bodies have reacted with understandable concern to the latest government restrictions around Covid-19.

Southernprint site goes under the hammer
Southernprint’s old site goes up for auction this week with a guide price of more than £3m.