Printweek Daily Bulletin - Energy crisis looms large; Micropress boosts offering; John Brailsford adds embellishment; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 11 October 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Paper industry warns on energy crisis]( [Paper industry warns on energy crisis]( UK paper mills could be forced to shut down if the gas price crisis impacting energy-intensive industries isn’t resolved soon, an industry expert has warned. [Micropress rolls out customer dashboard to all clients]( [Micropress rolls out customer dashboard to all clients]( Micropress has added a new dashboard facility that allows customers to check on their job status 24/7. [John Brailsford adds digital embellishment with Iridesse buy]( [John Brailsford adds digital embellishment with Iridesse buy]( John Brailsford Printers has enhanced its in-house service offering after taking on a new Xerox Iridesse digital production press. [Springfield Solutions launches digital can labelling product]( Springfield Solutions has launched a full-coverage digital label for easy can application that is said to give the appearance of a printed can “without the fallbacks of conventional print”. [Q&A: John Ellis Managing director, The MailshopÂ]( John has just become the managing director of The Mailshop following a buy-in management buyout at the Nottinghamshire business. He started in print as an apprentice compositor at the age of 16 and has been in print and direct mail in one way or another for 33 years. He will reach the milestone age of 50 next year. [Sponsored content] [Opinion: Lessons from Amazon could benefit all print businesses]( [Opinion: Lessons from Amazon could benefit all print businesses]( Powerful automation is the industry’s great leveller, and rather than being a threat to employees it creates opportunities for businesses of all sizes to empower their people and increase productivity and profitability. [Yesterday's most read] [Greenwash could cost print £22m a year]( [Kodak targets embellishment opportunity with new Ascend]( [WirralCo speeds turnarounds with RMGT press]( [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] [Production Director - Mauritius]( [Account Manager - Barceolna]( [Account Manager - Paris]( [Lithographic Printer]( [Machine Minders & Print Finishers]( [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](.