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3 Sixty invests for the future
3 Sixty has installed a new EFI Vutek h5 as part of its strategy to adjust to the current business landscape and prepare for the post-Covid future.

Premier supports free IPIA membership
Premier Paper Group has partnered with the IPIA to offer its active customers free membership and take advantage of the trade association’s support to help them adjust to the post Covid business...

North West restrictions: 'epic clusterbotch' or eminently sensible?
Print bosses in the North West are keeping a close eye on the latest measures aimed at curbing incidents of Covid-19 in the region.

Domino acquires Lake Image Systems
Domino Printing Sciences has acquired British inspection technology specialist Lake Image Systems.

BOSS to host mental health webinar
Office products trade association BOSS is to host a free webinar tomorrow where adventurer Alex Staniforth will talk about how to manage mental health and resilience.

Minuteman helps local firms bounce back
Minuteman Press in Bath has been helping local businesses continue to trade through the coronavirus pandemic after launching a community website, ‘Bounce Back Bath and NE Somerset’.

Door drop volumes sink, but value remains unchallenged
While the DMA’s latest report on door drops paints a bleak picture on volumes, which have fallen by almost 1bn in two years, market value has proved surprisingly resilient over the same period with...

Cimpress: resilient but “far from where we want to be”
Cimpress founder Robert Keane has described the effects on business of the Covid-19 pandemic as akin to being “punched hard in the stomach”.

Drupa enters critical phase
Planning for Drupa 2021 is about to enter a critical period with exhibitors required to confirm any changes to their stand sizes by the end of August.

Kellogg's launches major personalised print promo
Kellogg’s has turned to the power of print for a clever new promotion involving personalised cereal box covers.

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.