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WRAP extends and simplifies grant scheme
Not-for-profit organisation WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has extended the deadline and revamped its £1.5m textiles grant fund, removing the match funding requirement and simplifying the...
Norske Skog to enter packaging market
Publication paper specialist Norske Skog is moving into the corrugated packaging market with a €350m investment in converting two newsprint machines to containerboard production.
Large groups begin consulting on job cuts
Some of the UK’s biggest print businesses are starting to make redundancies, as the industry reshapes for the post-Corona economy.
Former print buyer reveals sales secrets
Print buying expert and sales trainer Matthew Parker has published a new book which he said helps unlocks the secrets of successful sales.
De La Rue: turnaround plan is further hit for Gateshead
Hundreds more skilled print jobs are set to go at De La Rue’s Gateshead site after the security printer announced plans to cease banknote printing there as part of its Turnaround Plan.
IPIA and Xeretec team up for home learning help
The IPIA has teamed up with Xeretec and publisher Twinkl to offer a cashback deal that supports home learning.
SFO drops De La Rue probe
There’s more good news for De La Rue CEO Clive Vacher, after the Serious Fraud Office halted an investigation into the group that began last summer.
Onlineprinters installs world's first HP Indigo 100K
Solopress parent Onlineprinters has become the first business to go public with its purchase of HP’s new flagship Indigo 100K.
EFI to host second Ignite virtual event
EFI is to reprise its Ignite Virtual Experience and has unveiled a second two-day event, this time focused on helping print businesses adapt and succeed in the post Covid-19 landscape.
Print to the fore as retail reopens
Printers up and down the country have been pulling out all the stops to help retailers make their shops Covid-ready for reopening.
Print Scotland: industry deserves more credit
Trade body Print Scotland has called for the industry to be given greater recognition as an essential service during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Stationers' launches print careers website
The Stationers' Company has launched on online portal to highlight the possibilities of print apprenticeships.
Micropress: “time for strong businesses to shine”
Micropress director Rob Cross has said it is “time for strong businesses to shine”, as the firm completes a multi-million pound investment round it began last summer.
CMYUK opens CBILS loans for capex
Wide-format kit reseller CMYUK has secured a partnership that enables printers to access the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to fund kit investments to reorientate their business...
Bar-Shany urges customers to continue collaborating, Landa pays tribute
Outgoing HP Indigo general manager Alon Bar-Shany has urged printers to continue collaborating, while his former boss and Indigo founder Benny Landa has paid fulsome tribute to Bar-Shany’s leadership...