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Close adds GGS funding to offering
Close Brothers Asset Finance has gained accreditation from the British Business Bank to provide Growth Guarantee Scheme funding.

Olympic gold medalist visits Zerographic
Zerographic received a recent visit from Olympic canoe slalom gold medallist Joe Clarke MBE, who inspired the company’s team members with his story.

Bristol Bespoke Boxes adds feeder to ramp up production
Custom packaging start-up Bristol Bespoke Boxes has ramped up its production speeds after installing a Kolbus Autobox TF3000 friction feeder for its AB300 boxmaker.

Sirane looks to appoint administrators
Packaging converter Sirane has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.

Local publisher disqualified over BBLs
The boss of a local newsletter publisher has been handed a lengthy ban for abusing the Bounce Back Loan scheme.

Benton takes on charity trek in support of Ian Wilcock
Technotrans managing director Peter Benton is undertaking a charity walk on behalf of his friend Ian Wilcock, the former Heidelberg service director who has been diagnosed with early-onset...

New name for Leicester POS specialist
A Leicester-based point-of-sale and installation specialist has united its three separate brands under a new group identity – Melita POS.

Mike Roberts becomes JPS CEO
PMG Print Management managing director Mike Roberts has become CEO at JPS, the business PMG acquired in January.

Bumper £1.5m council contract heads up new tenders
A print contract worth £1.5m from Ipswich Borough Council is the biggest of the new industry related tenders currently available on the government’s Find a Tender service.

BPIF and others outline hopes for new government at annual reception
The BPIF and other speakers welcomed the new Labour government and expressed their hopes for the industry under its watch at the annual Print Industry Reception at the House of Lords yesterday (10...

Claverley posts loss on PCP sale
Claverley Group made a near-£2m loss on the disposal of Precision Colour Printing.

Moss launches new SustainaTex Ocean fabric
Moss has unveiled a new sustainable fabric for the UK graphics, events, and retail display markets.

Adobe opens doors to worldwide print network
Adobe has added a kind of web-to-print capability to its Adobe Express AI content creation app, with the vision of enabling “a growing ecosystem of print partners”.

Packaging supplier's site vandalised by activists
The Kent site of a specialist packaging supplier has been damaged by activists who believe the business is a supplier to arms manufacturer Elbit.

Coloreel Group files for bankruptcy
Coloreel Group AB, the Swedish company known for its instant thread dyeing technology, has filed for bankruptcy.