Print buying

Print bosses are gearing up for a further surge in demand for face coverings following the latest government edict.

Macfarlane Group has invested around £200,000 in prototyping and testing kit at its Innovation Lab to give customers an improved real-world understanding of a products’ performance and impact.

Drinks giant Diageo has taken a stake in a sustainable packaging company and plans to bring a paper-based spirits bottle to market early next year for one of its flagship brands.

A number of UK trade printers are among the latest industry firms to reshape their businesses as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Adare SEC has completed a £3m investment in new kit and systems across its operations in Huddersfield and Nottingham aimed at improving efficiency, quality and compliance.

Two disqualified directors have been ordered to pay more than £80,000 in a confiscation order, or face imprisonment.

Reach’s newspaper printing sites are not included in a wide-scale restructure that has just been announced by the media group

The latest printing industry performance stats from Heidelberg show some signs of recovery in the UK commercial print market, although it is still lagging behind the rest of Europe.

This year’s annual Power of Print seminar is to embrace the power of digital and be hosted online to ensure it’s not impacted by the Coronavirus restrictions.

De La Rue has completed its £100m capital raise through the placing of new shares.