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Rishi Sunak announced his first Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer on 11 March

Coronavirus response dominates new Budget, print sector reacts

Print sector figures have tentatively welcomed measures in the new Chancellor’s first Budget as policy was largely geared towards responding to the coronavirus outbreak.

YM Group: "Some new contract wins didn’t kick in until new financial year"

YM Group sets sights on future profits with three-year plan

Pre-tax losses at YM Group have increased by almost £4.8m to £6.1m, but the group said it had subsequently made “good progress” with its three-year plan with a big increase in adjusted EBITDA.

The Polar machine will be delivered later this month

Whittington Moor upgrades with Polar

Chesterfield-based print firm Whittington Moor has invested in a new Polar 115N Plus guillotine for its finishing division.

Overmatter: Suits you, sir!

Newly-crowned WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has also become an inadvertent champion for the power of custom printing.

Feldmuehle is on schedule with its development of new products

Feldmuehle fulfils restructuring plan payments early

Independent German paper mill Feldmuehle has fulfilled its restructuring plan payments more than a year ahead of schedule.

MacMillan: "This quarter was very exciting to us"

HH Global eyes further growth amid latest sales boost in Q3

HH Global has reported a revenue increase of 19.5% in its Q3 results and is targeting further growth, both organically and by acquisition.

Xerox CEO John Visentin will urge HP shareholders to vote for Xerox board nominees

Xerox adds extra HP board candidate

Xerox has made a further nomination in its slate of proposed HP board directors, and is readying a special meeting of Xerox shareholders to seek their approval for its offer.

Coronavirus: many events have been cancelled worldwide

Suppliers count cost of expo cancellations

Global exhibition industry association UFI has warned that at least €23bn-worth of business has not been concluded due to the cancellation and postponement of shows and expos worldwide.

Durst's landmark HQ building in Brixen

Durst employee tests positive for coronavirus

Durst has confirmed that a member of staff at its Italian HQ has tested positive for Covid-19, but the manufacturer said measures were being taken to contain the situation.

Shelton: "The Mimaki TS55-1800 is really good in terms of quality, speed and ease of use"

Banner Box eyes fresh sectors with Mimaki dye-sub buy

Banner Box has taken on a Mimaki TS55-1800 sublimation transfer inkjet printer in a bid to become “the number one supplier for dye-sub flags and sports clothing in the UK”.

New warehouse: substantial investment in the facility and stock

EBB targets NI market with new office

Paper merchanting group EBB will open a new sales office in Northern Ireland early next month.

Hammond: advice for fresh chancellor

Chancellor urged to help SMEs cope with coronavirus fallout

Former chancellor Philip Hammond has urged Rishi Sunak to implement urgent measures to help small businesses cope with the effects of Covid-19 in his upcoming Budget, while concerns have already been...

Coronavirus: many events have been cancelled worldwide

Covid-19: measures in place over Italy situation

Italian suppliers to the industry are moving to mitigate the impact of the latest government restrictions there, with the entire country now on lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.

CloudLab covers standard web-to-print and specialised web-to-packaging services

Transeo to sell CloudLab W2P software in UK

Transeo Media has been appointed as sole UK supplier for the CloudLab Web-to-Print and Web-to-Pack software packages.

Zünd’s G3 3XL-3200 digital cutter runs on a 3.2x3.2m flatbed and comes with a wide gamut of cutting tools to allow for a broad range of material compatibility

Specialised Canvas doubles up on Zünd cutting kit

Specialised Canvas has invested in its second Zünd digital cutter with the installation of a G3 3XL-3200 system.