Printweek Daily Bulletin - Real Digital secures PE backing; MBO at UK Mail Digital; Venn in new partnership; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Thursday 02 September 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Real Digital secures PE backing; David Mitchell becomes non-exec director]( [Real Digital secures PE backing; David Mitchell becomes non-exec director]( Private equity firm LDC has invested in mail and fulfilment company Real Digital International, to support the existing management team following the retirement of founder Peter Rivett, while Astron founder David Mitchell has been appointed as a non-executive director. [Barber leads MBO at UK Mail Digital]( [Barber leads MBO at UK Mail Digital]( DHL has sold its UK Mail Digital business to an MBO team led by managing director Andy Barber. [Venn in new partnership]( [Venn in new partnership]( Venn Holdings has agreed a partnership with a new brand management business set up by two former CPI bosses, and also hopes to finalise its second acquisition in the coming weeks. [Horsten joins Agfa in décor role]( Agfa has appointed wide-format inkjet veteran Mike Horsten as the new global business manager for its InterioJet décor printer. [Reach joins 30% Club]( Reach has become the first UK news publisher to join the 30% Club, meaning it has explicitly committed to having at least 30% women on its board and senior management team by 2023, while also committing to greater representation for people of colour. [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] [Print prepares for end of furlough scheme]( [Pandemic hits high end print firm]( [UK printing industry showed strong recovery in Q2]( [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] [Despatch Operative - Large Format / Exhibitions]( [BDM - Leads Supplied]( [Account Development Manager]( [Cutter / Creaser]( [Corrugated Gluing Operative | Corrugated Packaging | Cambridgeshire]( [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](.