EFI is to reprise its Ignite Virtual Experience and has unveiled a second two-day event, this time focused on helping print businesses adapt and succeed in the post Covid-19 landscape.

Koenig & Bauer will run its own ‘virtual trade fair’ to coincide with what would have been the Drupa 2020 dates, featuring new product launches and demonstrations.

The entry deadline for this year's Victor Watson Trophy, which recognises young outstanding industry individuals and includes a £1,500 bursary, has been extended until the end of June.

Duplo has expanded its range with products designed help keep print workplaces safe as businesses return to work or bring more furloughed staff back.

Spicers Office Team (SPOT) owed paper and envelope suppliers almost £3m when it went into administration last month, with one paper manufacturer alone owed just under £1.86m.

Printing firms are reporting a fresh spike in demand for face masks after the latest government announcement mandating their use on public transport.

Specialist technicians such as service engineers, and postal workers involved in the transport of mail, will be exempt from the government’s new quarantine measures – much to the industry’s relief.

Sabur Digital has launched a new entry-level DGI dye-sublimation device that offers a sub £20k access point to 1.9m-wide textile printing.

Heidelberg is consulting with its UK workforce about a proposed 20% reduction in headcount along with changes to employees’ terms and conditions.

Booths Print has boosted its digital capabilities to expand its offering and improve flexibility and consistency as volumes start to slowly recover from lockdown.