Coronavirus Updates

Garment decorators across England can open their doors to the public once again, as the country enters Step 2 of Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown. Non-essential retail, hairdressers and nail salons, and public buildings such as libraries opened up this morning. Gyms and indoor swimming pools also reopened, as …

Alexandra has donated over 100 T shirts to an online community supporting furloughed employees during the Covid-19 pandemic. FurLearn will be using the shirts as reward for their #Giveitago campaign, which encourages people who’ve been furloughed or made redundant to set themselves a personal goal to achieve as part of …

In the House of Commons yesterday, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak unveiled the contents of the Budget 2021. Setting out the government’s tax and spending plans for the year ahead, he announced new measures to help business and jobs through the pandemic and to support the UK’s long-term economic …

Alexandra has secured a £1m-plus winter uniform contract for staff at more than 100 Sodexo-managed drive and walk-through centres. That involves supplying around 80,000 items ranging from thermals, boots and body warmers to hi-vis jackets, coats and fleeces. Janette Bowman, sales manager for national accounts at Alexandra, said: “This is …

BSI has issued new specification on minimum performance requirements and test methods for community face coverings. The new specification is designed to help UK manufacturers, testing houses, retailers and consumers to ensure single use and reusable face coverings are safe and fit for purpose. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people …

Following the announcement on Monday, January 4 that England and Scotland would be placed in lockdown, further support for small businesses has been unveiled. To support businesses through this period, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced £4.6bn of grant funding. This includes a one-off top-up grant for leisure, hospitality and retail …

Innovating now can help your business survive the next wave of COVID-19 restrictions. Mark McCleery, managing director, Ultima Displays outlines its forecast for the industry and the opportunities on offer.  When the UK was placed into lockdown on March 23 many of us forecast the effect on our industry. We …

The furlough scheme has been extended for a further month until the end of April next year. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak said the extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme would provide certainty for millions of jobs and businesses. It means the government will continue to pay up …

Screenworks is offering its commitment to Richard House, London’s first children’s hospice, through a campaign called ‘Wear to Care’. The hospice provides palliative care to children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions across London. Richard House cares for children and supports the whole family, from residential clinical care, to music therapy …

Worth a total of $743.4 billion in 2020, the global print industry will see this as a liminal year that will redefine its future across the 2020s. The coronavirus crisis will act to accelerate trends already evident in the market – a diminishing importance of publications and graphics work pushing …