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'Hybrid Drupa' to go live next month
Drupa organiser Messe Düsseldorf is launching a new “hybrid trade fair” online platform – Drupa Preview – to fill the gap before next year’s rescheduled show.

IPIA members hit by new ‘rule of six’
The IPIA has made urgent contact with BEIS to seek additional support for SME printers hit by the government’s new ‘rule of six’.

Firm fined after workplace fatality
A manufacturer of industrial tape products, including social distancing and plate mounting tapes, has been fined more than £100,000 after a worker was crushed to death in a slitter-rewinder.

Industry mourns passing of key advocate
Industry leaders are mourning Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan, co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Print Group (APPPG), who passed away last month after a long illness.

Printers encouraged to embrace Kickstart Scheme
The BPIF has geared up to help printers engage with the government’s new £2bn Kickstart Scheme aimed at boosting youth employment.

PeterLynn broadens its digital labels offering
Label printer PeterLynn has expanded its toner-based digital firepower with a new Screen inkjet press as it ramps up capacity to keep up with a Covid-19 driven spike in demand for digital labels.

Media & More eyeing growth with Bounce Back Loan
Design and print agency Media & More is aiming to expand its services, workforce and turnover after securing a £35,000 Bounce Back Loan from Santander UK.

RMC undergoes MBO
RMC Digital Print has undergone an MBO as the new owners look to speed up decision-making and make the business more reactive to growth opportunities.

Hello! revamps with print switch
Hello! magazine has switched to web offset printing for the first time as part of a change of print supplier.

Colorscan swaps two presses for one
Colorscan Imaging Products is targeting growth outside of its core brewing and hospitality markets, which have been heavily impacted by Covid, with a new Durst single-pass inkjet label press.