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DesignXpress wins six-figure investment from UKSE
Large-format and commercial printer DesignXpress has won funding worth hundreds of thousands of pounds from UK Steel Enterprises (UKSE), a subsidiary of Tata Steel.

Go Inspire appoints specialist for charity division
Go Inspire has recruited a new strategic account director for its charity-specialist division Connect.

Arjo admins seek 'credible interest'
Administrators at Arjowiggins have said there is “potential interest” in its business and assets, but in the absence of offers for the two mill sites as manufacturing facilities they are continuing to...

Pureprint powers up productivity with investments
Pureprint’s installations of a Horizon Stitchliner Mark III in early 2022 and a Muller Martini Primera in June have helped the company make significant productivity gains on the line.

Quality Street switches to paper wrappers
Tubs of Quality Street could contain a mixture of paper and cellulose wrapped sweets this Christmas as Nestlé rolls out new recyclable paper wraps on the iconic festive staple.

Manufacturers move on energy efficiency
Koenig & Bauer has launched new software to help its customers record and visualise their energy requirements, while Contiweb has streamlined its dryer product portfolio, as manufacturers continue to...

Tories pledge business and consumer-friendly replacement for GDPR
Early indications are that plans by new culture secretary Michelle Donelan to replace GDPR with a simpler data protection system should be good news for the printing industry.

£6.1m funding boost for SME support programme
A programme that has backed 2,500 SME manufacturers – including several industry names – to adopt new digital technology and skills to create growth and jobs has secured £6.1m funding to continue for...

Industry names partner on Xeretec Xerox Print Show
Xeretec, Xerox, XMPie and Vivid Laminating Technologies are coming together to host The Xeretec Xerox Print Show next week.

Admins, energy and Queen’s death dominate September headlines
September was a historic month, with the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II understandably dominating proceedings during the national mourning period, but a pair of major business failures...

Essentra sells filters division, completes packaging sale and appoints new CEO
Essentra has sold its filters unit, therefore successfully completing the strategic reviews of its Filters and Packaging divisions, and has appointed a new CEO.

Print industry must find unity in face of danger, leaders warn
Printers must find ways to collaborate with supply chain partners and even competitors to find solutions to the problems facing print, according to a panel of print industry leaders.

Royal Mail strike dates revealed
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said postal workers have turned out in huge numbers this morning (30 September) as they walk out on strike against the “Uberisation” of Royal Mail.

Drupa report: recovery expected to start in 2023
Drupa has published its Eighth Global Trends Report after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic.

Solopress upgrades from manual folding with Moll spend
Commercial printer Solopress has installed a Moll folder after finding its productivity bottlenecked by manual folding speeds.