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Northern-based businesses affiliated with the creative sectors are being invited to a virtual ‘Creative Leaders Festival 2021’ on 25 - 26 May. It will provide advice about support available to the sector and its sub-sectors to help businesses plan and grow.

According to a new report from Xerox, 64% of SMBs anticipate emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic stronger than they went into it. The data is from a study of 1,200 business decision makers from companies from across the the UK, US and Canada with 25 to 1,000 employees.

Fespa’s ‘Coffee Break’ webinars are to resume from 18 May.

The World Out of Home Organization (WOO) will unveil a new ‘Creating Global Guidelines for Out of Home Audience Measurement’ initiative at its European Forum on 18 May.

Leeds-based wide-format printer Northern Flags and sister company FaberExposize UK have landed three nominations for the Made in Yorkshire Awards - Manufacturer of the Year (under £25m), Manufacturing Training Scheme and Apprentice of the Year.

Paragon Customer Communications (PCC) is transfering a portion of its annual Apprenticeship Levy funds to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK, and is encouraging eligible companies to apply to access the funds.

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is raising the price of its coated specialty papers by up to 10% from 1 June. 

London-based American artist Loreal Prystaj is using Phototex self-adhesive fabric as a key component in her new immersive art installation at No.20 Arts in Islington, London.

Spandex has expanded its portfolio with a new collection of ImagePerfect decorative and privacy glass films for application on interior and exterior windows, doors and partitions.

Agfa plans to expand its co-operation with the Global Graphics group beyond Rip technology, as its long-term partner in software development now also includes the Hybrid Software.

The Prodigi Group has installed a swissQprint Impala 3 UV LED flatbed printer at its newly extended Alton site as part of a £1m expansion.

Mondi’s PM19 paper machine at Ruzomberok in Slovakia has begun delivering Kraft Top White, a new sustainable containerboard grade, to customers in Europe.

Chroma, a full-service printer located in Theale, near Reading, has moved into flatbed wide-format production with a Yotta Fr2513-R5 printer and Sinajet DK2513 cutter. The move coincides with the company having doubled its floorspace to around 1672m2 via the addition of a second adjacent unit which now houses an expanding large-format department. Although turnover has slightly reduced during the Covid pandemic, Chroma is expecting to exceed its pre-pandemic turnover with a target of £3m.

Organisers of the postponed InPrint Munich, ICE Europe and CCE International have confirmed the new date of 15-17 March 2022. The shows had been due to take place 22-24 June this year but were cancelled due to the pandemic.