Printweek Daily Bulletin - Print's role in Covid passports; Wilkins expands with £1.1m spend; Mayday acquired; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Tuesday 06 April 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Covid status certification 'must be inclusive']( [Covid status certification 'must be inclusive']( Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed plans to trial a Covid certification/passport system that is expected to include app and paper-based elements. [Wilkins expands cutting and creasing with £1.1m spend]( [Wilkins expands cutting and creasing with £1.1m spend]( The Wilkins Group has invested £1.1m in an additional Bobst Expertcut PER 106 to expand its cutting and creasing capabilities. [Mayday acquired by US group]( [Mayday acquired by US group]( Equipment distributor and pressroom products specialist Mayday Graphic Products has been taken over by one of its biggest suppliers. [Kongsberg begins life as standalone business]( Kongsberg has started a new chapter as a standalone company following its acquisition from Esko last year by private equity firm OpenGate Capital. [M&A brightens March’s most read stories]( As the UK begins its journey down the governments’ roadmaps out of lockdown, the pandemic claims another victim as others reshape and prepare for the ‘new normal’. [Sponsored content] [ How combining digital and conventional can reap untold rewards]( [How combining digital and conventional can reap untold rewards]( Branded and bespoke clothing specialist Screenworks shares how blending screenprinting and direct-to-garment (DTG) technology boosted its business. [Yesterday's most read] [Macfarlane expands South West presence with latest acquisition]( [Print group hit by cyber attack]( [Apogee acquires Direct-Tec Group]( [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] [Structural Designer | Corrugated Packaging | Somerset]( [Head of Quality and Process Improvement]( [Bobst Platen Operator]( [PUR Binder Operator]( [Heidelberg Platen Operator]( [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](.