Fespa has revealed the visitor numbers for its co-located Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo, Personalisation Experience and inaugural Sportswear Pro events.

Epson will use Drupa to showcase a variety of product offerings for industrial printing as well as highlighting growing opportunities for localised production at the point of demand.

Koenig & Bauer Durst has recruited a new sales director with wide-ranging digital and conventional printing experience, including at Landa Digital Printing.

A mailing services contract worth £3m is among the recently listed tenders currently available via the government’s Contracts Finder and Find a Tender services.

Bluetree Group has invested nearly £2m in the UK’s first Muller Martini Prinova Digital stitching lines – and its new Landa press will also be the country’s first S11P model.

The Arden Group has acquired Lasercomb Dies, whose 80 staff and operations will continue as normal following the completion of the deal.

Royal Mail has submitted its proposals for reform of its Universal Service Obligation, including changes to bulk mail and Second Class delivery frequencies. And the group has also appointed a new CEO.

De La Rue has signed a further extension of its decades-long brand protection contract with Microsoft.

Software Circle has sold its Printing.com domain name for nearly £2m but has also been hit by yet more costs related to the collapse of Works Manchester.

Kall Kwik Welwyn Garden City has invested in a Duplo DB-290 perfect binder to ensure consistent quality and bolster in-house capabilities.