Printweek Daily Bulletin - Paper supply warning; Konica Minolta toner woes; Heidelberg readies Innovation Week; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 27 September 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Paper supply crunch: buyers urged to plan well ahead]( [Paper supply crunch: buyers urged to plan well ahead]( Print buyers are being warned to plan their paper requirements months ahead, with reports of ‘gazumping’ on previously agreed mill prices and a global squeeze on the availability of some paper types. [Konica Minolta updates on toner availability ]( [Konica Minolta updates on toner availability]( Konica Minolta has warned that graphic arts toner production will not resume until November as it attempts to source alternative supply to keep customers presses running. [Heidelberg readies Innovation Week]( [Heidelberg readies Innovation Week]( Heidelberg is readying an online customer event for next month, with the theme of “always a step ahead”. [Alexir Partnership launches dry food Measuring Pack]( The creative design team at Alexir has developed a dual-purpose, fully recyclable packaging product for dried foods. [Disagreeable directors]( If a company falls out with one of its directors, what can it do? It’s likely to depend on the specific circumstances but there are a number of ways to resolve the situation. [Sponsored content] [Customer expectations accelerate print’s evolution]( [Customer expectations accelerate print’s evolution]( Widespread adoption of online buying, rising environmental awareness and new printable products all converge to provide an opportunity for innovative digital print technology, applications and partnerships – observes Ricoh’s Tim Carter. [Free event to share insights on staying ahead of the competition]( [Free event to share insights on staying ahead of the competition]( Heidelberg is to host its second annual Innovation Week next month, with the aim of the exclusive global event being to share powerful insights into boosting profitability and under the banner of ‘Always a step ahead’. [Yesterday's most read] [Konica Minolta explosion impacts toner supply]( [CPI inks deal to revive Timsons presses]( [New-look Guardian package this weekend]( [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] [Head Sign Installer]( [Production Controller – Signs]( [Account Executive]( [PACKAGING ENGINEER / PRE-PRESS OPERATOR]( [Account Manager]( [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](.