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Bunker: “This is certainly a moment in time"

Compass flags window of opportunity for M&A finance

Compass Business Finance has flagged the looming deadline for “favourable” M&A financing using the government-backed CBILS scheme – but printers need to act fast to put things in place.

Before and after of one of the signs

Start-up sparkles school signs

Online wide-format start-up Signs Base has completed a project to revamp the signage across 16 schools.

Pleßke (far left) with the rest of the Koenig & Bauer board

Koenig & Bauer: sheetfed 'has bucked industry trend'

Koenig & Bauer expects to break even in the current financial year, after filing 2020 results that were “significantly better than the industry average”.

Certified printers and users can use the World Land Trust logo

More printers join Carbon Balanced Printer scheme

Another five companies have signed up to have their annual carbon emissions balanced through the Carbon Balanced Printer programme.

Boris Johnson pictured yesterday at BAE Systems, which makes good use of printed graphics. Image: 10 Downing St

Industry leaders reflect, one year on from lockdown

Industry bosses have been reflecting on a year like no other as the UK marks one year since prime minister Boris Johnson announced the first lockdown.

The Easymatrix 106CS can handle a wide range of cartons

ACA buys its first Heidelberg die-cutter

ACA Print Finishing & Packaging Solutions has purchased its first Heidelberg B1 die-cutter with stripping, as part of a continued investment drive.

PVS Europe is headquartered in Germany

Whistl Fulfilment partners with PVS to expand into Europe

Whistl Fulfilment has expanded into Europe after partnering with PVS Europe.

Winterbottom: looking forward to planning for the months and years ahead

Winterbottom takes helm at Josero

Sarah Winterbottom is taking over as managing director at wide-format equipment specialist Josero as part of a succession plan.

Marc Bradley (left) and Darren Kaye with the new press

MP+H expands with new Nilpeter

MP+H Packaging has added to its production firepower with a new Nilpeter FA-22 eight-colour flexo press.

Roberts: "We have now turned our attention to short run, customised books"

Minuteman King’s Lynn takes first Fastbind all-in-one binder

Minuteman Press in King’s Lynn has taken delivery of the UK’s first Fastbind Pureva Neo all-in-one manual binder to diversify into short run, customised, soft and hardback books.

Peppiatt: we made a rod for our own backs

Peppiatt: print management model 'not fit for purpose'

Former Paperhat CEO Tim Peppiatt has described the traditional print management model as “commercially unsound” and has called for more joined up thinking in order to deliver wider benefits to...

Roche: "The reaction so far has been tremendous"

Haybrooke launches new trade-only outsourcing service

Print procurement specialist Haybrooke has launched a new trade-only outsourcing service that connects print buyers with printers.

Zaikio: allows firms to establish an automated link with a range of suppliers

Heidelberg rolls out more cloud services

Heidelberg has opened up access to the cloud-based Zaikio procurement platform and has also launched its Maintenance Manager service; while at the group’s UK operation there’s change at the top of its...

Two Horizon HOF-400s were installed at Solopress

Solopress increases flexibility with Horizon double

Solopress has taken on two Horizon HOF-400 high speed offline feeders, one to finish short runs from its new HP PageWide T250 HD inkjet web press.

Collins said DM Signs relocated due to increased demand in lockdown

DM Signs upgrades printing and cutting

DM Signs has invested in new printing and cutting equipment to boost its capacity and capability, corresponding with a move into larger premises.