Printweek Daily Bulletin - Bell & Bain makes poetry dream reality; Datum restructures; July's top 10 most read; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Thursday 05 August 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Bell & Bain makes poetry dream reality]( [Bell & Bain makes poetry dream reality]( Bell & Bain has helped a nonagenarian’s dream come true by printing a volume of poetry written during lockdown. [Datum restructures ]( [Datum restructures]( A restructure at Hertfordshire-based Datum has seen a new company emerge, while Datum Colour Print (Hatfield) has gone into voluntary liquidation. [Accounts, admins and alleged abuse among July’s must reads]( [Accounts, admins and alleged abuse among July’s must reads]( YM Group’s delayed and subsequently filed accounts, an extension to the administration of the Howard Hunt group of companies, and a ‘gangmaster’ scandal involving the alleged exploitation and abuse of foreign workers at an Italian book printer were the most read stories on Printweek.com last month. [Fountain Print gains an Edge with Kongsberg buy]( Fountain Print has taken on a new Kongsberg X24 Edge cutter to increase its versatility. [Contact Originators strengthens team with new technical manager]( Graphics origination and flexographic plate manufacturer Contact Originators has taken on a new technical manager to support its expansion. [Sponsored content] [Levelling up: investing to become a labelling leader]( [Levelling up: investing to become a labelling leader]( Discover how a West Country SME’s investment strategy delivered sustainable growth and opened up new verticals. [Yesterday's most read] [Grafica Veneta president slams 'defamatory campaign']( [Integrity banishes pillar problems with clever protector]( [New era for fast-growing Mailshop]( [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] [Gluing Operative | Cartons | Derbyshire | Salary to attract the best | HS16144]( [Laminator | Flexible Packaging | Derbyshire | HS16141 | Salary to attract the best]( [Print Finisher | Commercial Litho & Digital Print | Yorkshire | HS16140]( [Installer – Signs and Graphics]( [Business Development Manager | Contract Packing | UK Nationwide | SLSF16142]( [See the latest 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](.