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Prices at both companies will rise in April

Two more manufacturers up paper prices

Paper manufacturers Burgo Group and Lecta are the latest to confirm price rises for their products in the European market.

Fespa's Global Print Expo 2020 had been due to take place from 24 to 27 March 2020

Fespa postponed due to coronavirus situation

Fespa has postponed its flagship Global Print Expo in light of the “rapidly evolving situation” regarding the coronavirus outbreak in mainland Europe.

Finalists for the World Wrap Masters competition will face off at Fespa 2020

World Wrap Masters rebranded as Fespa 2020 countdown continues

Fespa has revamped its World Wrap Masters vehicle wrapping competition for 2020 with a new brand design and a new scoring system.

The tender offer is set to expire on 21 April

Xerox launches tender offer for HP shares

Xerox has launched a tender offer for all of HP’s outstanding shares as it ramps up its hostile takeover bid for the manufacturer.

Callimedia placed work with a wide range of UK print suppliers

Callimedia left £1m shortfall

Print management firm Callimedia owed ‘UK Print plc’ more than £900,000 when it went into administration last month.

The Insolvency Service said Bottjer "completely disregarded the law"

Disqualified packaging boss sentenced for breaching ban

A disqualified company director has been sentenced after he performed key management roles in two packaging companies and formed another, despite being banned.

The Azon Matrix Leather is configured with CMYK plus light cyan, light magenta, orange and green to achieve a wide variety of colours at high vibrancy

Azonprinter launches direct-to-leather device

Azonprinter has unveiled its new Matrix Leather system for direct printing onto leather materials ahead of a run of show appearances in 2020.

Wyvern Bindery has been based in Clerkenwell since the 1990s

Wyvern Bindery bound for Hoxton move

Landmark hand-bookbinder Wyvern Bindery will move to a new location later this month after 30 years in its central London home.

The Xeikon PX3000 is part of a wider inkjet investment at CS Labels

CS Labels takes first steps into inkjet with latest investment round

CS Labels has added inkjet production to its offering for the first time after investing in a range of associated kit, including the first Xeikon PX3000 press in the UK.

API's Livingston plant makes foils for packaging

API Foils bought out of admin

API Group’s foils division has been bought out of administration by Australian company Aldus.

Coronavirus: many events have been cancelled worldwide

Messe Düsseldorf cancels its March expos

Messe Düsseldorf has cancelled a raft of upcoming proprietary events in March and early April due to the coronavirus situation, but said there are currently “no intentions” to postpone Interpack or...

The Iridesse prints CMYK with optional fifth and sixth colours including clear, white, gold and silver

University of Bristol ups in-house production with Xerox Iridesse

The University of Bristol has boosted its in-house printing capabilities after taking on a Xerox Iridesse digital production printer.

The event is open to 400 delegates and will feature more than 30 exhibitors

Visual Media Conference to examine fake news

The seventh annual Visual Media Conference will examine the use of fake news and abuse of data as part of marketing and communication strategies.

Roberts: "The transaction is attractive, both financially and strategically"

DS Smith completes plastics division sale

DS Smith has completed the sale of its plastics division to Stamford, Connecticut-based Olympus Partners and its affiliate, flexible packaging specialist Liqui-Box.

Sheetfed paper wrap produced at NTF for Eight Days a Week Print Solutions

NTF rolls out sheetfed paper wrapping

Nottingham Trade Finishers (NTF) aims to capitalise on the growing trend for paper wrapping with a new niche service that allows printers to provide their own pre-printed sheets to be used as the...