Print buying news - Andreou returns to print; SCA exits publication paper; Lockdown roadmap reaction; Director banned; Macfarlane; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 01 March 2021 [Print buying bulletin] [Latest headlines] [Andreou returns to print through acquisition]( [Andreou returns to print through acquisition]( Peter Andreou is back in the industry with a fresh print acquisition just completed. [End of the line for SCA publication paper]( [End of the line for SCA publication paper]( SCA will make its last reel of publication paper today as the group shuts down the last remaining paper machine at its Ortviken mill. [Roadmap out of lockdown: industry reacts]( [Roadmap out of lockdown: industry reacts]( Industry leaders have broadly welcomed the government’s new plan for a four-step roadmap out of lockdown in England. [Sponsored content] [Roadmap out of lockdown: industry reacts]( [Bluetree takes process-free route to production efficiency]( The UK’s largest online printer, Bluetree Group, has re-engineered its plate production to simultaneously boost productivity and its green credentials. [Roadmap out of lockdown: industry reacts]( [Working your workflow the easy way]( Innovative printers share how straightforward workflow automation benefited their businesses and can do the same for yours with six simple steps. [In the news] [Point-of-sale boss banned]( The boss of a signage and display printer has received a lengthy ban of 10 years after a six-figure false invoicing scandal. [Macfarlane reports ‘resilient’ results ahead of expectations]( Macfarlane Group achieved both sales and pre-tax profit growth in 2020, with its results ahead of its previous expectations, despite the challenging market conditions due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. [Industry confidence eroded in Q4 with further declines expected]( The recovery in the UK printing and printed packaging industry suffered a setback in Q4 and a decline on the volume of orders and output is expected for Q1. [Quadient targets ecomms with fit-to-size packaging]( Quadient is anticipating booming demand for its fit-to-size packaging solutions as ecommerce sales continue to grow, while at the same time consumers rail against the use of oversized packaging. [Print-Leeds launches new division with £1m investment]( Print-Leeds has branched into self-adhesive label production after investing just over £1m in a new press, finishing kit and MIS and creating a new specialist division. [In this issue] [Straddling December 2020 and January 2021, the latest Printweek is out now. Our '2020 vision’ 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] [Heidelberg Platen Operator]( [Account Manager]( [Manager- Sales/Business Development for UK/Scotland/Ireland Region]( [Sales and Marketing Manager – Digital Print Division]( [Customer Service / Account Handler]( More jobs [Knowledge Bank] [Transformative times]( [Transformative times]( While the word ‘pandemic’ has dominated our lives in 2020, another p-word ‘pivot’ has also come to the fore as print businesses switched up their offering [Managing perfection]( [Managing perfection]( So much has been written about the art of management that an individual looking to improve their knowledge with a purchase from Amazon had better become a speed reader or know how to narrow a search down. With more 90,000 books on the topic it’s clear that some think they have knowledge to impart. [There is no Plan B]( [There is no Plan B]( While some decry the concept of climate change, the reality – no matter what is happening – is that there is but one Earth and we have a duty to protect it as best as we can. There is, very simply, no Plan B. [You’re hired!]( [You’re hired!]( Lord Sugar and Donald Trump may have popularised the term ‘apprentice’ and ‘you’re fired’, but there’s much more to the concept. Implemented well, with of course, willing candidates, apprenticeships are a great entrée into the worlds of learning and work. © MA Business Limited 2021. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Print Buying Weekly bulletin 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](.