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Nearly 40% of UK businesses were subjected to a cyber attack or breach in the last year. 
Certification can help

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...

Cassidy: The theme of data is starting to underpin all of Xerox's services
Held at Aston Martin Racing Technology Campus

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...

Support for important local event

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.

Standout addition to press hall

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.

The Brighouse company said it now has a more cohesive brand identity
Refined name and brand

Rebrand for Flow Group following acquisitions

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

The Premier Communications (Peterborough) factory on Centurion Business Park. Image Google Maps
17 employees transferred

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.

Multiple presses sold

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.

Variable data a growth area for 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...

"Operating like a dream"

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.

Jardine: "There is plenty in the survey to be positive about"
Competitors pricing below cost a concern

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.

Shared passion for excellence

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.

Injuries sustained by the employee could have been prevented
Incident could easily have been avoided

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.

Made-to-fit packaging can reduce delivery emissions. Image: Amazon
UK installations at various sites

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.

Wide-format supplier bought

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.

Half generate 50% of sales from five clients

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.