The firms will exhibit on Picons British Group stands in the pre-press, finishing and printing sections of the show. Seven of the companies are first-time exhibitors while 13 will be entering those sectors for the first time.

Meanwhile, Picons quarterly survey Trends has been released and shows that UK suppliers are more confident about the coming year. Business confidence has risen to a positive balance of 34%, which is the highest recorded response since the survey began in 1988.

The research shows that general trading conditions will remain tough for UK suppliers, but the reported rise in capital expenditure by printers suggests that conditions are improving slowly, said Picon chief executive John Brazier.