Printweek Daily Bulletin - Industry mourns Elmy; Clays adds first Heidelberg; Brand Consortia targets growth; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Wednesday 27 October 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Industry associates mourn Martyn Elmy]( [Industry associates mourn Martyn Elmy]( Friends and former colleagues have paid tribute to Martyn Elmy, who has died aged 65. [Clays adds first Heidelberg to press hall]( [Clays adds first Heidelberg to press hall]( Clays has installed its first Heidelberg sheetfed press with a highly-specified XL106 model sourced by Exel Printing Machinery. [Brand Consortia re-equips to target growth]( [Brand Consortia re-equips to target growth]( Sign and graphics specialist Brand Consortia has installed a SwissQprint Nyala 3 flatbed hybrid as it looks to target growth with new applications and an expansion into indoor graphics and POS branding. [Places filling fast at BBD&P Awards]( With less than two weeks until the gala dinner for the 2021 British Book Design and Production Awards (BBD&PA), hosted by television and radio broadcaster Penny Smith, the BPIF has said that with only a limited number of places remaining available time is running out for industry players to reserve their seats. [60 seconds with DecTek]( DecTek was formed 18 years ago on a kitchen table. A printer, resin dome setup and a fax machine (remember those?) all financed on a couple of credit cards. [Sponsored content] [Thriving through accelerated change]( [Thriving through accelerated change]( This past year has accelerated change affecting the printing industry. Quadient’s Sof Tsigarides explores driving new revenue streams, enabling production efficiencies and growing existing business. [‘Plan for the future, don’t dwell in the past’]( [‘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. [Yesterday's most read] [ACA subsidiary shuttered]( [Essentra refocuses, packaging ops likely to be sold off]( [IG warns on profits due to supply chain crisis]( [Blogs] [Inflation conflation]( Jo Francis ponders print's inflationary issues. [In this issue] [Your October & November Printweek has landed. Coming out on the eve of COP26, along with our usual news round up, dominated by M&A, the 'Sustainability Issue' has a definite green hue including a paper wrapping special report...]( [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] [Bindery Operatives]( [Product Marketing Manager: Inkjet Printers]( [Senior Project Manager | Print Management | Remote – UK Based]( [Quadient Developer | Transactional Mail | Leicestershire]( [Account Manager | Cartons | London]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Buying into the green agenda]( [Buying into the green agenda]( The recent growth of paper wrapping has been phenomenal and has led to some major investments, with many firms keen to grab a slice of the action. [Best of British: Strong, light and green]( [Best of British: Strong, light and green]( With a material developed in the frenzy of war, Dufaylite is still driving forward. [Protection racket: The shifting sands of liability]( [Protection racket: The shifting sands of liability]( Who is responsible if your shipment gets damaged in transit? More importantly, who picks up the tab for reprinting it? Printers should be careful to ensure their work is properly covered. [Product portfolio] [Me & My: Fujifilm EM Setter]( Investing in a new setter and new plates has cut waste, downtime and cost, and increased productivity for Hickling & Squires. [Star product: Kyocera TASKalfa Pro 15000c]( Kyocera’s first production press offers lots of bang for your buck. © 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](.