Printweek Daily Bulletin - Print prepares for furlough end; Industry recovery continues; Heidelberg sells software business; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Wednesday 01 September 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Print prepares for end of furlough scheme]( [Print prepares for end of furlough scheme]( Industry bosses are preparing for the end of the Coronavirus Job Support Scheme, with thousands of workers across the industry still furloughed in some form and print firms claiming some £36m in taxpayer support during May and June. [UK printing industry showed strong recovery in Q2]( [UK printing industry showed strong recovery in Q2]( The forecasted strong recovery in the UK printing and printed packaging industry was realised in Q2 and is expected to carry into Q3, albeit at a slightly lower rate. [Heidelberg sells tech doc business]( [Heidelberg sells tech doc business]( Heidelberg expects to bring in at least €20m (£17.2m) after agreeing to sell another non-core business. [Party Decor in Konica Minolta corrugated purchase]( Party Decor has taken on a Konica Minolta PKG-675i inkjet printer to support its new business arm that manufactures cardboard products including shipping boxes and decorative boxes. [Josero to sell Ricoh DTG and new Latex printers]( Ricoh has appointed Josero as a UK reseller for its full range of direct-to-garment (DTG) printers and the latest generation of its wide-format Latex printers. [Sponsored content] [Is software your key to business agility?]( [Is software your key to business agility?]( The need to be able to adapt quickly has been clearly demonstrated in the past 18 months – so now is the perfect time to ensure your business has the flexibility it needs to thrive. [Yesterday's most read] [Pandemic hits high end print firm]( [Four year ban for print boss]( [Tributes paid to Alan Graham]( [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] [Your August & September Printweek is out now. The 'New Normal Issue' is jam-packed with all the usual news and views as well as thought provoking long reads, not to mention a special feature on the Printweek Awards...]( [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 | POS | Northamptonshire]( [Sales Account Manager | Cartons and Corrugated | East Midlands]( [Cutter / Creaser]( [Corrugated Gluing Operative | Corrugated Packaging | Cambridgeshire]( [Production Manager - Paper Machine]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Access all areas]( [Access all areas]( Lockdowns have accelerated the drive for more remotely accessed services such as diagnostics and even repair, a trend that looks set to grow post-pandemic. [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. [Product portfolio] [Me & My: Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75]( A Speedmaster update has given Fretwell Print & Direct Mail a productivity boost thanks to a highly automated specification. [Star product: Intec ColorCut SC5000]( A fast, cost-effective digital die-cutter with autofeeder that can cut and crease in one pass. © 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](.