Printweek Daily Bulletin - "We're back" says Heidelberg boss; Scodix IPO raises $19m; MHP ups all prices by 20%; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 26 July 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Hundsdörfer: “Heidelberg is back”]( [Hundsdörfer: “Heidelberg is back”]( Heidelberg CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer has described the group – still the world’s largest press manufacturer – as “developing from a printing press supplier into a technology company”. [Scodix raises $19m with IPO]( [Scodix raises $19m with IPO]( Scodix has raised $19m (£13.8m) through an IPO on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. [Mitsubishi HiTec Paper to up all prices by 20%]( [Mitsubishi HiTec Paper to up all prices by 20%]( Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe is set to roll out another steep price rise – this time for its entire portfolio. [W&G Baird invests in automation]( Commercial sheetfed printer W&G Baird has become the first company in the UK and Ireland to order robotic Stahlfolder P-Stackers from Heidelberg. [Overmatter: Champion of print]( Overmatter understands that Bridgerton, a drama involving gossip, intrigue and royalty that recently aired on Netflix, has proved really rather popular. [Do more to make more as the bounce back begins]( [Do more to make more as the bounce back begins]( Brands have been turning to print – in some cases for the first time – as the recovery from Covid begins. So, is now the time to wow clients with stunning effects and special colours? [Yesterday's most read] [CDS snaps up Odds for new role]( [Industry calls for action on pingdemic]( [Boss wows with Bowie homage]( [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] [Digital Press Operator]( [Technical Manager | Flexible Packaging | Norfolk]( [Sales Specialist Post Press]( [Field Service Engineer – Print Finishing]( [HP Indigo 12000 Operator]( [More jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Spend and save]( [Spend and save]( It’s not often that the government puts in place a programme that is both welcomed and little criticised, but that’s exactly what the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, did on Budget Day in March. [Making a planned exit]( [Making a planned exit]( Every privately held business will one day change hands. Whether through retirement, family circumstance or death, ownership will move on. [The shape of things to come in marketing]( [The shape of things to come in marketing]( If you type the term ‘shaped door drops’ into a well-known search engine, you are unlikely to get a print-relevant answer in the first few results. [Product portfolio] [Me & My: BGM Elite DSR]( Garage start-ups tend to be associated with the US – think Apple and Hewlett-Packard – but they’re not uncommon on this side of the Atlantic either. It’s surprising how many of the successful printers and manufacturers profiles by Printweek over the years trace their origins back to one person’s vision and hard work, setting up in a back room, a garage or, for the luxury of space, a railway arch. [Star product: Xeikon SX20000]( This 520mm-wide, dry-toner press can produce high-quality SRA3-plus sheets on a wide range of substrate types and weights, making it a flexible option for a variety of target markets. © 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](.