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Printers urged to check exposure to cyber crime
Printers have been urged to check the small print of their cyber insurance policies after recent high profile attacks – and today’s revelation that Marks & Spencer’s ongoing incident will cost the...

Xerox highlights power of data at client event
Xerox welcomed 210 people, including clients from 130 businesses to the Aston Martin Racing Technology Campus in Silverstone yesterday (20 May) to emphasise its breadth of services and the overarching...

Fujifilm contributes to Operation Dynamo commemorations
Fujifilm’s Broadstairs wide-format operation has stepped in to support this week’s “little ships” Operation Dynamo anniversary event that departed from nearby Ramsgate.

Digital Plus bags limited edition Ciervo with DZIA artwork
Digital Plus snapped up the first of the new Agfa Anapurna Ciervo limited edition wide-format printers, which was showcased at Fespa.

Rebrand for Flow Group following acquisitions
West Yorkshire print marketing and fulfilment firm Flow Group has rebranded following its recent acquisitions and expansion.

Peterborough printco sold in pre-pack
Premier Communications (Peterborough) has been sold in a pre-pack sale to a new company after hitting the buffers last month.

Heidelberg buoyed by China Print response
Heidelberg has come out of China Print 2025 with a bigger order book for litho presses than expected, and has sold its first Jetfire 50 in the region to the country’s biggest web-to-print firm.

Sprite Labels targets mono barcodes with Inkjet Systems install
Nottingham’s Sprite Labels has launched into production of mono barcode, address and pallet labels with a brand-new Inkjet Systems i-JET600 print station fitted onto its BGM Bar Graphic Elite rewind...

ESP automates book batching with Tecnau BookReady install
Swindon commercial printer ESP has completely automated its book batching process between press and binding with the installation of a Tecnau BookReady.

Industry output holds in Q1 but confidence lacking
Output and order performance in the UK printing and printed packaging industry in Q1 was close to the subdued forecasts, according to the latest BPIF Printing Outlook survey.

Simmons to take up new role at KSP Group
Del Simmons will join KSP Group next month as the business maps out a leadership transition.

Partial amputation after film converting machine entanglement
A manufacturer of flexible packaging and laminating films has been handed a five-figure fine after a worker lost part of his finger after becoming tangled in machinery.

Amazon to install automated packaging machines across Europe
Amazon is set to deploy advanced automated packing technology across its European network – including in the UK – to improve packaging for its customers and reduce waste.

Antalis expands Adriatic presence with digital print supplier purchase
Antalis has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Fortuna Digital Group, a supplier to the Balkan wide-format printing industry.

Printers warned about over reliance on large customers
Some printers are relying on a small number of customers for the lion's share of revenue, leaving them dangerously exposed should any of these super-customers go bust.