Print buying news - US group buys Vegware; Printers kick-off the EPL; Home titles impress in ABCs; Webmart; Packaging Innovations; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 16 August 2021 [Print buying bulletin] [Latest headlines] [Vegware acquired by US group]( [Vegware acquired by US group]( Innovative, compostable packaging business Vegware has been acquired by US group Novolex. [Printers up their game for Premier League kick-off]( [Printers up their game for Premier League kick-off]( Printers up and down the country are benefiting from an uptick in activity as the new Premier League season kicks off with near-normal crowds allowed back into stadiums. [Home interest titles impress in mag ABCs as women’s weeklies decline]( [Home interest titles impress in mag ABCs as women’s weeklies decline]( Cooking and gardening titles were among the top performers in the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) consumer magazine reports, but the women’s weeklies sector continued its decline. [Sponsored content] [Home interest titles impress in mag ABCs as women’s weeklies decline]( [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. [In the news] [Timpson lauds Biltcliffe's business ethos in column]( Webmart CEO Simon Biltcliffe was name-checked in James Timpson’s newspaper column at the weekend. [Packaging Innovations London pushed to December]( This year’s London outing of Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging has been postponed again, this time to December, due to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic. [Premier Paper joins Zaikio platform]( Zaikio has added its first major partner in the UK to the Zaikio Procurement platform with a new agreement with Premier Paper. [IPIA December event seeks to re-energise UK print]( The IPIA will close 2021 with its first physical event for almost two years, with the goal of “re-energising the print industry and stimulating market activity”. [ACA secures BRCGS certification]( Post-press specialist ACA has secured the BRC Global Standard (BRCGS) for Packaging Materials. [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] [Experienced Screen Printer - B1/B2 Auto & Svecia]( [Senior Account Manager (Print)]( [Printer / Allrounder - Signs & Visual Merchandise (SN2324)]( [Account Manager | Commercial Print B2 & B1| South East]( [Sign Installer / Production Operative (SN2323)]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [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. [Turn challenge into opportunity]( [Turn challenge into opportunity]( Coming up on 10 years this year in its current 370sqm Enfield facility, Print4UK was growing faster than ever, buying kit, bringing more services in-house, increasing turnover year-on-year and management was eyeing a move to a larger premises. [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. [DTG has designs on XL-sized growth]( [DTG has designs on XL-sized growth]( Consumer preferences and spending habits have been evolving for years, with attention shifting away from bricks-and-mortar stores to online retailers, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has struck another major blow to the high street. © MA Business Limited 2021. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Print Buying Weekly bulletin 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](.