Print buying news - CS Labels acquired; Prinovis reshapes; Marketing budgets grow; Paper prices; Flow Group; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 25 October 2021 [Print buying bulletin] [Latest headlines] [CS Labels acquired by Belgian group]( [CS Labels acquired by Belgian group]( CS Labels has been acquired by expanding Belgium-headquartered labels and packaging specialist Asteria Group. [Prinovis reshapes to cut operating costs]( [Prinovis reshapes to cut operating costs]( Prinovis UK is moving from 24/7 to 24/5 operation – but with the option to scale back up at peak periods – as part of a restructure following the loss of the DMG Media supplements last month. [Marketing budgets grow strongly in Q3]( [Marketing budgets grow strongly in Q3]( Total UK marketing budgets have increased at the strongest rate since Q2 2017 according to new research, with growth seen in two of the categories that encompass print advertising. [Sponsored content] [Marketing budgets grow strongly in Q3]( [‘Plan for the future, don’t dwell in the past’]( As we move into the final quarter of the year, thoughts turn to 2022 and beyond. Ricoh’s Simon Isaacs emphasises the need for print business owners to be thinking boldly and imaginatively as they plot their future path. [Marketing budgets grow strongly in Q3]( [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. [In the news] [Paper prices keep going up]( Printers and print buyers have been rocked by a new wave of paper price rises and surcharges, amid speculation that one paper maker could be considering a surcharge as high as £170/tonne. [The Flow Group acquires The Personal Print Portal]( Direct mail and fulfilment specialist The Flow Group has acquired SAAS (software as a service) platform print management company The Personal Print Portal (TPPP). [CPI: urgency of energy crisis not being fully understood]( The Confederation of Paper Industries has warned over a “lack of any actual action” after the body – together with representatives of other energy-intensive sectors – lobbied business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng over the energy price crisis nearly a fortnight ago. [Bakergoodchild alters shift pattern amid business refocus]( Bakergoodchild has changed its shift pattern to increase its flexibility and gone back to basics with a repositioned business mantra. [Fespa’s return hailed a success]( Fespa’s returning Global Print Expo has been hailed a success by exhibitors, many of which found the Amsterdam event to be busier and more successful than expected. [BPIF celebrates graduates’ achievements]( The BPIF held a live graduation and awards ceremony last week to celebrate the hard work of its learners, who have now completed their courses. [Stora Enso sets sustainability goal, updates conversion plans]( Stora Enso is investing nearly €100m to further expand its packaging board production capabilities, and could convert a second line at its Oulu mill to add even more capacity – with the group also setting an ambitious new sustainability target to offer “100% regenerative” products by 2050. [Print Plus UK becomes a Carbon Balanced Printer]( Print Plus UK has become a Carbon Balanced Printer as part of a wider sustainability drive by the company. [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] [Project Coordinator - Signage]( [Account Manager | Transactional Mail | London]( [HP Digital Machine Operator - Point of Sale / Displays]( [Senior Account Manager | Direct Mail | London]( [Print Minder]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Disagreeable directors]( [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. [Will print go back to business as usual?]( [Will print go back to business as usual?]( Covid restrictions may have been eased but many of the changes of the past 18 months will be retained longer term. [A new capacity model]( [A new capacity model]( Covid prompted Pensord to build back better, fit for a post-pandemic future. [60 seconds with Print Image Network]( [60 seconds with Print Image Network]( Managing director John Foster “took the plunge” and set up Print Image Network in June 2000. “Renting a very small unit in an old cotton mill; started selling print and mailing as a managed service… armed with nothing more than a pen, notepad and phone.” © MA Business Limited 2021. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Print Buying Weekly bulletin emails, please click [here](. To understand how we process, use & safeguard your data, please read our [Privacy Policy](. 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