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UPM: graphic paper decline "normalising"
Label material sales are up at UPM but graphic paper deliveries were down 21% in Q3 due to Covid-19. Separately the group said it had received “quite a lot of interest” in its up-for-sale Shotton mill...

Xaar will not face ICO action over systems breach
Xaar will not face any censure from the Information Commissioner’s Office following the cyber attack that it made public last month.

BEIS details November Brexit webinars
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has released details of its November series of webinars aimed at helping businesses navigate potential challenges as the end of the...

DS Smith sees improved Q2 performance
DS Smith has reported an improved performance in the second quarter of its current financial year, with a return to growth for its corrugated box volumes.

Spot on Print drills into Durselen investment
General commercial printer Spot on Print has taken on a new Durselen UD-04 drill to maintain continuity.

St Bride launches £50k fundraiser and digitisation project
St Bride Foundation has launched a crowdfunding campaign to mark the 125th anniversary of the St Bride Library & Archive, including plans to reach a wider audience by digitising parts of its...

Pureprint adds studio services with Smudge deal
Pureprint Group has added to its in-house services with the acquisition of e-commerce photography and video studio Smudge.

SMP finds remote working is delivering DM opportunity
The widespread switch to working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic has provided a huge boost for printed mail, according to new research from the the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP).

Webmart bolsters management team
Webmart has strengthened its leadership team with the promotion of two of its staff into new management roles.

Baker Labels expands family team
Family-owned trade label specialist Baker Labels has appointed Tom Baker in the new role of academy coordinator, which will see him lead the development of the company's training academy Bakers...

Lockdown 2: industry reacts
Industry bodies and businesses have reacted with a mixture of resignation and dismay to the new ‘lockdown 2’ measures for England announced by prime minister Boris Johnson over the weekend.

Commercial SME InPrint diversifies into packaging
Commercial and wide-format printer InPrint Colour is investing £500,000 to expand into packaging to further diversify and future-proof the business in the post-Covid landscape.

End of an era for Goss web offset presses
Manroland Goss Web Systems has completed the integration of its product lines, with the once ground-breaking gapless Sunday press series and popular M600 16pp web now consigned to the history books.

Delt expands offering
Delt Shared Services has moved into wide-format offering with an investment that it expects will offer a five-fold cost saving.

Bank of England extends De La Rue deal
The Bank of England has extended its banknote printing contract with De La Rue for an additional three years.