Printweek Daily Bulletin - Macfarlane hits M&A trail; Ricoh launches new DTG printer; Reach reports on tumultuous year; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 01 March 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Macfarlane acquires protective packaging specialist GWP]( [Macfarlane acquires protective packaging specialist GWP]( Packaging giant Macfarlane Group has acquired GWP Holdings Ltd, the owner of protective packaging manufacturing and distribution business GWP Group. [Ricoh launches new DTG printer]( [Ricoh launches new DTG printer]( Ricoh has launched a new direct-to-garment (DTG) printer suitable for both short and long job runs. [Reach reports on tumultuous year]( [Reach reports on tumultuous year]( Media group Reach has made a near-£50m write-down in connection to the closure of two of its print sites, which also involved almost £17m in costs. [Langley results: Manroland gears up for growing demand]( Langley Holdings has reported 2020 results for a “a year like no other”, while its press manufacturing subsidiary Manroland Sheetfed has “opened the taps” and returned to full production in anticipation of a post-Covid surge in demand. [February favours long overdue good news]( February may be the shortest month, but as our rundown illustrates there was no shortage of big stories and top of the pile by a country mile was some welcome news. [Sponsored content] [Bluetree takes process-free route to production efficiency]( [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. [Working your workflow the easy way]( [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. [Yesterday's most read] [Roadmap out of lockdown: industry reacts]( [Print-Leeds launches new division with £1m investment]( [End of the line for SCA publication paper]( [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] [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] [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. [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. [Product portfolio] [Me & my: Xerox Baltoro]( Nottingham-based direct mail (DM) specialist Eight Days a Week Print Solutions has a long-standing relationship with Xerox. [Star product: Actega Metal Print EcoLeaf]( A low-waste way of achieving high-end metallic effects on print. [Star product: Zaikio Print Connectivity Platform]( Now backed up by Heidelberg’s considerable clout, this connectivity platform is intended to deliver where JDF has failed and enable plug-and-play communication between any print-related device. © MA Business Limited 2021. [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](.