Printweek Daily Bulletin - MBO at John Roberts; Price hikes warning; Agfa mulls offset options; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Thursday 11 March 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [MBO at John Roberts]( [MBO at John Roberts]( A management buyout deal has been completed at paper and corrugated products supplier John Roberts Holdings. [BCF warns on raw material availability and price hikes]( [BCF warns on raw material availability and price hikes]( The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has warned that the lack of availability of key raw materials and packaging as well as significant price increases could end up as the biggest issues of 2021 for the coatings and printing ink sectors. [Agfa mulls future options for offset business]( [Agfa mulls future options for offset business]( Agfa boss Pascal Juery is “ready to contemplate” some sort of sale or merger of the group’s offset business in the face of overcapacity, a declining market and the price pressures that are affecting the group and its rivals. [Grafenia launches Nettl Alliance]( Grafenia chief executive Peter Gunning has written an ebook to launch the group’s new Nettl Alliance offering. [Civica Election Services in Böwe Systec investment]( Civica Election Services has invested in a Fusion Cross inserter from Böwe Systec to boost its capacity and productivity. [Covid-19: useful information for print businesses]( UPDATED 10.3.2021: Printweek is here to help in any way we can during the coronavirus crisis. We've put a host of useful links and info in one place, and we’ll keep updating this article with new information as it becomes available. [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. [Yesterday's most read] [Ricoh affirms print commitment]( [Sadness as pandemic forces closure]( [Go Inspire wins multimillion pound contract]( [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 ‘something old, something new issue’, which covers February and March 2021, is out now and as usual it’s stuffed 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] [PUR Binder Operator]( [Heidelberg Platen Operator]( [Account Manager]( [Manager- Sales/Business Development for UK/Scotland/Ireland Region]( [Sales and Marketing Manager – Digital Print Division]( [More jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Reward and prosper]( [Reward and prosper]( Incentive programmes are common practice for improving performance, but how successful they are will depend on how much thought goes into their setup. [Building orders out of chaos]( [Building orders out of chaos]( When Covid hit, Prosign Print & Display saw its order book empty overnight, but used the opportunity to build back better. [Product portfolio] [Me & my: Kolbus PE 312]( With a heritage that stretches back 200 years, FLB Group puts quality first and found this machine matched all its KPIs. [Star product: Highcon Beam 2]( Due to make a star appearance at Drupa 2020, the latest of Highcon’s laser-based B1 digital cutting and creasing machines features improved productivity and a more user-friendly interface. © 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](.