Printweek Daily Bulletin - Late payment issues rise; Battle to save Sun landmark; Fashion-Enter's microfactory; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Wednesday 30 June 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Late payment issues increase during pandemic]( [Late payment issues increase during pandemic]( Late payment has remained an ongoing issue for many businesses during the coronavirus pandemic – and in many cases has become an increasing one – with printers among those under pressure. [Battle to save Sun Printers landmark]( [Battle to save Sun Printers landmark]( Local campaigners in Watford are battling to save a local landmark that is one of the last remaining links with the town’s mighty printing heritage. [Zund UK partners with Fashion-Enter on microfactory]( [Zund UK partners with Fashion-Enter on microfactory]( Zund UK has partnered with not-for-profit social enterprise Fashion-Enter to showcase a sustainable microfactory concept. [Markem-Imaje adds shoppable software tech]( Markem-Imaje has acquired tech firm Blue Bite, which develops software for brand authentication and ‘product commerce’ whereby any product can be turned into a sales channel. [Highcon ramps up to address final frontier of digital transformation]( Disruptive digital post-press manufacturer Highcon has been around for more than a decade, but in 2021 it feels like the firm’s technology is really coming of age. [Suppliers supply the tools, but partners power the growth]( [Suppliers supply the tools, but partners power the growth]( From split-second processes to big picture strategy, Ricoh’s digital transformation experience is helping customers to innovate and grow. [Shades of success: The role of colour in a post pandemic world]( [Shades of success: The role of colour in a post pandemic world]( The pandemic has changed a lot of things for a lot of people, but one area that has particular relevance to businesses is its impact on the drivers of consumer buying decisions. [Yesterday's most read] [Huge print contract up for review]( [Canon sets sights on diversification with new flatbed]( [Bell & Bain makes new strategic hire and first Kolbus investment]( [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] [Our June & July 'Shape up and stand out' issue is out now and while it’s stuffed with the usual insights and business critical info, it also boasts the 2021 Printweek Top 500 - the bellwether report on the industry's financial health...]( [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] [Glue line Operator]( [Area Engineer | Blown Film Machinery | North West]( [Supply Chain Manager | Flexible Packaging | Derbyshire]( [PostPress Packaging Demonstrator]( [Litho Minder, Litho Press Assistant and HP Indigo Operators]( [More jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [No jab, no job?]( [No jab, no job?]( Just over a year ago, Covid-19 developed from a localised outbreak in a Chinese province to a global pandemic. [Reputation rescue]( [Reputation rescue]( Reputations, like trust, are hard to earn and easy to lose. Threats to a reputation come in many forms – rivals making underhand allegations, activity by state-run organs and malevolence in elements of the press. [Product portfolio] [Star product: Solimar ReadyPDF Prepress Server]( A high-speed, high-volume PDF optimisation and preflight tool. [Me & my: Tekcel EXR]( Upgrading its router has not only made H&H Reeds faster and more flexible, it has made the company a nicer place to work too. © 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](.