Printweek Daily Bulletin: Ricoh teases with B2 details; Heidelberg UK outsources spares; Highcon raises $45m; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 14 December 2020 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Ricoh teases with first B2 sheetfed inkjet details]( [Ricoh teases with first B2 sheetfed inkjet details]( Ricoh has unveiled some of the pre-launch details about its new B2 sheetfed inkjet press. [Heidelberg UK begins warehouse move; parent sells Belgian chemicals ops to Druck Chemie]( [Heidelberg UK begins warehouse move; parent sells Belgian chemicals ops to Druck Chemie]( Heidelberg UK is set to begin the relocation of its warehouse operations to the Miniclipper Logistics facility in Bedfordshire while parent Heidelberg has sold its Belgian production site for printing chemicals to Druck Chemie. [Highcon raises $45m with flotation]( [Highcon raises $45m with flotation]( Highcon Systems has raised $45m (£33.5m) through an Initial Public Offering of shares on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). [St Bride celebrates crowdfunder success]( The St Bride Library has reached its £50,000 fundraising target ahead of its 125th anniversary celebrations next year. [Q&A: Simon Boden Business improvement manager, Glossop Cartons]( Simon is 51 years young, and has been in print packaging for 35 years “man and boy”. He’s married with four grown-up children – twin daughters aged 30, a daughter of 26 and a son of 21 – and a five-year-old granddaughter. [Yesterday's most read] [New procurement firm aims to plug print buying gap]( [Digital printing expert leaves Heidelberg role]( [Heidelberg UK begins warehouse move; parent sells Belgian chemicals ops to Druck Chemie]( [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]( [Sales Manager]( [Operations Director- Board Position]( [ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER]( [Machine Operatives for Binding]( [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](.