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Commercial printers and sign and display specialists will enjoy greater production flexibility and versatility following today’s announcement of Ricoh’s official partnership with Flora Digital. Ricoh and Flora partnership will be powered by Ricoh technology.

Leading branded environment specialist MacroArt has partnered with Tobacco Dock to become its exclusive supplier of sustainable graphics, marking an important step towards enhancing sustainability practices at London's most creative venue.

Soyang Europe, the leading manufacturer and distributor of digitally printable wide-format and superwide-format media and surface coverings, and – through its acquisition of Josero – a supplier of leading edge wide and superwide format print production hardware, has announced it is to bring the Josero business under the Soyang banner as part of a strategy to unify its operations and strengthen its overall market presence.

Bauer Media, one of the world's leading media groups, is now using the Love Paper logo to highlight the sustainability of its printed magazines.

The business and manufacturing support policies announced in the Autumn Statement by the Chancellor are welcomed by the IPIA. They should collectively work to relieve a degree of economic pressure and stimulate investment for the print and paper industries.

Following sustained and focused advocacy on behalf of the UK print and paper industries, the IPIA is looking forward to the Chancellor's Autumn Statement and the announcement of expanded business tax relief.