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Combining new and traditional techniques
Surface Print lies in the small industrial village of Clayton-le-Moors just outside Accrington, Lancashire. Founded 30 years ago by John Watson, whose father and grandfather had both etched their...

Coronavirus: contagion over contagion
‘When China sneezes the world catches a cold’. It’s abundantly clear that the global spread of coronavirus COVID19 is already affecting the day-to-day lives of plenty of people in the UK, and it looks...

Coronavirus fallout is inevitable, but print’s cool heads must prevail
Ruddy hell, no sooner were we starting to breathe a little easier after the constraints of Brexit uncertainty relaxed a tad, when a new potentially calamitous situation starts to bite – coronavirus.

Chancellor urged to help SMEs cope with coronavirus fallout
Former chancellor Philip Hammond has urged Rishi Sunak to implement urgent measures to help small businesses cope with the effects of Covid-19 in his upcoming Budget, while concerns have already been...

HP revamps entire Indigo range ahead of Drupa
HP has unveiled the “most exciting launches in the history of HP Indigo” and revamped its range of B2, SRA3 and web-fed production presses, which offer across the board productivity boosts, and given...

Fespa postponed due to coronavirus situation
Fespa has postponed its flagship Global Print Expo in light of the “rapidly evolving situation” regarding the coronavirus outbreak in mainland Europe.

Kolbus Autobox launches BoxPrint BP500 colour printer
UK-based manufacturer of box-making equipment Kolbus Autobox has launched a full-colour, offline, flatbed digital printer for corrugated packaging.

Azonprinter launches direct-to-leather device
Azonprinter has unveiled its new Matrix Leather system for direct printing onto leather materials ahead of a run of show appearances in 2020.

Messe Düsseldorf cancels its March expos
Messe Düsseldorf has cancelled a raft of upcoming proprietary events in March and early April due to the coronavirus situation, but said there are currently “no intentions” to postpone Interpack or...

Visual Media Conference to examine fake news
The seventh annual Visual Media Conference will examine the use of fake news and abuse of data as part of marketing and communication strategies.