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Messe gives more details on how future expos will run
Messe Düsseldorf has issued further details about how it plans to run ‘Covid-secure’ expos, including one-way systems in the aisles and limiting the number of visitors.

ImageData Group revamps MIS
ImageData Group has invested around £250,000 in a new Tharstern MIS as it looks to streamline its processes for the post-Covid landscape.

Koenig & Bauer stands firm on Drupa
Koenig & Bauer has publicly backed Drupa 2021, stating that its participation in the expo “is not in question”.

Bombshell for Drupa as Heidelberg pulls out
Drupa 2021 has been dealt a major blow after Heidelberg – still the world’s largest press manufacturer – pulled out of all international expos next year including Drupa.

Fencor praises staff as it invests for growth
Fencor Packaging Group has thanked its staff for embracing the “Dunkirk spirit” during lockdown, helping it weather the Covid storm as it rounds off a two-year, £4m spend.

Stationers’ names new master
A Stationers’ School old boy has been named the new master of the livery company.

Disqualified packaging duo hit with confiscation orders
Two disqualified directors have been ordered to pay more than £80,000 in a confiscation order, or face imprisonment.

Screen boosts European service and support
Screen has expanded its European service and support operations following a period of “exponential growth” in high-end inkjet.

Reach restructures, 550 jobs to go
Reach’s newspaper printing sites are not included in a wide-scale restructure that has just been announced by the media group

Ur Print rolls out bounce back plan
Ur Print is looking to bounce back out of lockdown and regain the pre-Covid momentum that led it to invest around £100,000 to beef up its wide-format production firepower.

Heidelberg and Fuji stats show some signs of pick-up
The latest printing industry performance stats from Heidelberg show some signs of recovery in the UK commercial print market, although it is still lagging behind the rest of Europe.

Power of Print goes online
This year’s annual Power of Print seminar is to embrace the power of digital and be hosted online to ensure it’s not impacted by the Coronavirus restrictions.

De La Rue completes £100m equity raise
De La Rue has completed its £100m capital raise through the placing of new shares.

'Plan B' advice in case lockdown returns
A Leicester-based promotional products specialist has urged company bosses to have a ‘Plan B’ in case other cities also end up back in lockdown.

WTTB puts multi-billion price tag on becoming Covid-secure
Research by Where The Trade Buys has put a staggering £3.68bn price tag on the UK-wide costs of being Covid-secure as businesses return to work.