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Abbey Labels in flexo first with MPS/AB combo
Abbey Labels has become the first company in the world to integrate an AB Graphic high-speed die-cutting module onto an MPS EFS 340 flexo press in a bid to increase efficiencies.

CPI cuts pay as virus hits sales
CPI Group has implemented a temporary 10% wage cut across-the-board after sales were hit by the Covid-19 situation, with senior management taking a 40% cut in pay.

Denmaur, Go Inspire and Specialist Works step up and support insert initiative
A triumvirate of leading industry players has joined forces on a rapid turnaround project to get 1.5m inserts out to UK households and raise funds for those worst affected by the coronavirus crisis.

Arjowiggins Stoneywood begins managed shutdown
Arjowiggins is extending a planned scheduled maintenance shutdown at its Stoneywood mill following advice from the Scottish Government about which businesses should stay open during the Covid-19...

Prime's visor goes global
Prime Group’s innovative visor design is now being manufactured all over the world in an extraordinary act of collaboration between disparate printers and manufacturers.

Alternative April 1st. Please contribute to our feel-good thread
Instead of writing an April Fool’s story this year we’ve decided to take a different approach. We’ve created this ‘April 1st feelgood thread’ where readers can share links to things that have cheered...

Xerox scraps $35bn bid for HP
Xerox has scrapped its attempt to carry out a hostile takeover of HP due to the global health crisis caused by the Covid-19 virus.

Warning over future for SMEs amid virus crisis
A nationwide network of accountancy firms has warned that nearly one in five SMEs will not survive the next month due to the Covid-19 situation unless more effective rescue packages are put in place.

Whistl introduces low-volume e-tailer delivery service
Delivery management company Whistl has launched a trial of a delivery service for e-tailers with low volumes.

Tonejet Cyclone used by craft brewer for short run production
Independent craft brewer BrewBoard has expanded its offering of exclusive and original craft beer can designs with Tonejet Cyclone direct-to-can digital printing technology.

Postal union sets out coronavirus proposals
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has written to Royal Mail and Prime Minister Boris Johnson to set out its proposals on how it believes the postal provider should be dealing with the coronavirus...

Antalis agrees takeover deal with Japanese giant Kokusai
Shares in Antalis have spiked after the merchanting group announced that after more than a year its search for a new shareholder had resulted in a proposed deal with Japan’s Kokusai Pulp & Paper...

Boxes and Packaging fined for forklift incident
Boxes and Packaging (Oxford) has been fined more than £12,000 after an employee was struck by a reversing forklift truck.

Fuji wins infringement claim against Nazdar over ink patents
Fujifilm’s claim that Nazdar infringed its patents in the creation of the 702 and 703 UV inkjet inks has been confirmed after an appeal was rejected.

Clays boss defends decision to stay open
Clays boss Paul Hulley appeared on BBC News last week to defend the firm’s decision to stay open during the Covid-19 outbreak, pointing out that it was “fundamentally important” to preserve...