Printweek Daily Bulletin: Sherwood invests in mask lines; Personalised gifts to hit £1bn; DS Smith outlines new print plants; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Thursday 10 December 2020 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Sherwood Group invests in UK-made mask offering]( [Sherwood Group invests in UK-made mask offering]( Sherwood Group and KMD Company have become the latest industry firms to invest in specialist mask-making equipment. [UK personalised gift market to hit £1bn]( [UK personalised gift market to hit £1bn]( The UK personalised gift market is expected to reach £1bn over the next 12 months, according to the findings of a new study from Roland DG. [DS Smith outlines new plant plans but pandemic hits H1 results]( [DS Smith outlines new plant plans but pandemic hits H1 results]( DS Smith has reported a drop in its revenue and profit in its half-year results due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic but saw an improvement in box volumes and has revealed plans to build two new European packaging plants. [Pantone reveals two colours of the year for 2021]( Pantone has revealed its two colours of the year for 2021 – Ultimate Grey (Pantone 17-5104) and Illuminating (Pantone 13-0647), a vibrant yellow. [Rising star: James Le Gresley, flexo press operator, Aztec Label]( James is the son of Aztec Label managing director Colin Le Gresley and one of three siblings working in the family firm. [Yesterday's most read] [Historic printer folds, industry firms in pre-pack and CVA]( [Ikea cans annual catalogue and hones promos for digital age]( [Tradeprint targets 'blended' customers with MIS integration]( [Blogs] [Printer's devil: it's in the detail]( Contributing editor Jo Francis muses on the latest goings on in the print industry. [In this issue] [The October and November 2020 issue of Printweek is out now. Our 'power of print issue’ is crammed with thought-provoking insights, business critical info and all the latest news and views from the UK print industry...]( [Forward to a friend](mailto:?subject=Print%20industry%20news%20...&body=I%20thought%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20this%20newsletter%20from%20PrintWeek:%20%20 [Got some news? Email the PrintWeek newsdesk here](mailto:printweek.newsdesk@markallengroup.com) [PrintWeek jobs] [Multiple Printing and Finishing Roles. Immediate start]( [Operations Director- Board Position]( [ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER]( [Machine Operatives for Binding]( [Experienced Rigid Box Production Assistant]( [More jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Secondhand in big demand]( [Secondhand in big demand]( Since the last recession secondhand equipment has become a popular option for many printers. Buying secondhand minimises investment risks and enables printers to buy kit at a price that might otherwise have been outside their financial reach. [Claw back what’s rightfully yours]( [Claw back what’s rightfully yours]( We’re in trying times and firms looking to drag in what they’re owed are struggling. If getting paid in normal times was tricky print is now having to up its game just to stand still. [Being the boss in unprecedented times, part 2]( [Being the boss in unprecedented times, part 2]( Part two of our special feature asking industry MDs and CEOs to share their experiences of being a business leader in unprecedented times and their strategies for handling the Covid crisis, both professionally and personally. [Foul play]( [Foul play]( The tales of espionage conjured up by John le Carré are without doubt fiction based on fact. But in the real world, businesses and their owners have been seeking to gain the upper hand over rivals for eons. It’s just that modern technology has made the process so much simpler. [Product portfolio] [Me & my: Agfa Anapurna H2500i LED]( In a normal year Southend-based Solopress would be churning out between 2,000 to 3,000 orders per day, depending on seasonality. These orders could be anything from 100,000 leaflets, a single roller banner or 100 business cards. [Star product: Canon Arizona 2300]( Incorporating Canon’s innovative Flow vacuum bed technology, the two models in this new range are targeted at users with high productivity needs plus a requirement to run a wide range of media. [Star product: Sitma 1150-FP Fast Pack]( A flexible and fast e-commerce and direct mail wrapper. © MA Business Limited 2020. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Printweek Daily News emails, please click [here](. To understand how we process, use & safeguard your data, please read our [Privacy Policy](. If you would like to update your marketing contact preferences, then please [click here](.