Printweek Daily Bulletin - Webmart snaps up O'Sullivan; Manufacturers act on plate pricing; Firm fined over injuries; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 15 October 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Webmart snaps up O'Sullivan for new role]( [Webmart snaps up O'Sullivan for new role]( Kelly O’Sullivan is returning to her roots with a new senior role at Webmart – more than twenty years after she first worked at the business during its formative years. [Plate manufacturers forced to act again on pricing]( [Plate manufacturers forced to act again on pricing]( Agfa has announced its third plate price surcharge in ten months amid concerns that aluminium supplies for next year will be squeezed, with Kodak also understood to have notified customers of a similar charge. [Packaging firm fined over die-cutter injuries]( [Packaging firm fined over die-cutter injuries]( A packaging specialist has been fined £60,000 after a worker suffered serious crush injuries in a rotary die-cutter. [Promattex shows new DTF printer at Fespa]( Promattex has used Fespa to showcase a new direct-to-film (DTF) printer. [Stationers’ opens 2022 Warrants scheme]( The Stationers’ Company has opened applications for its 2022 Warrants scheme, which is intended to recognise and acknowledge excellence within the communication and content industries. [Sponsored content] [Push what is possible when it comes to packaging]( [Push what is possible when it comes to packaging]( Brands big and small are beginning to wake up to the power of digitally printed packaging but they have yet to understand the full package, and that represents an opportunity for print service providers. [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] [KM toner issues could run into 2022]( [Another pulp firm inspected]( [SwissQprint launches new flatbed family]( [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] [Print Finisher - Days]( [Print Finishing Operator (foiling, laminating, collating)]( [Large Format Finisher | Large Format Print | Essex]( [Finisher – Direct Mail & Print]( [Key Account Manager | Flexible Packaging Solutions – Sleeves & Pouches – FMCG | DACH Region]( [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](.