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Allum (left): "This particular option is a real game-changer not only for us, but for the flexo industry"

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 Group: "Our obvious focus is to weather this unexpected storm"

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.

National Emergencies Trust campaign

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 mill produces a range of creative papers

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 Group: V2 visor now in production

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.

Social media has been a source of light relief for many

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...

Coronavirus pandemic has put paid to Xerox's plans

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.

Pandemic has resulted in hazardous conditions for many SMEs

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: unprecedented demand for buying goods online

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.

BrewBoard's Pugh (left) with Tonejet customer operations specialist Lukas Littva

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.

Royal Mail said it is “working hard to deliver the UK's mail”

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: set to become part of Kokusai Pulp & Paper after lengthy process

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...

HSE fined Boxes and Packaging (Oxford) for £10,000 plus £2,560 legal costs

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.

The patents were used in the formulation of Fujifilm's Uvijet inks

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.

Hulley appeared on the show via Facetime

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...