Printweek Daily Bulletin - Biltcliffe stands for Mayor; Heidelberg CEO steps down; First Colour lives up to name; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 29 October 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Biltcliffe standing for Mayor in South Yorks]( [Biltcliffe standing for Mayor in South Yorks]( Webmart founder Simon Biltcliffe is standing as a candidate in the upcoming election to become Mayor of South Yorkshire. [Heidelberg CEO to step down, successor appointed]( [Heidelberg CEO to step down, successor appointed]( Heidelberg CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer is to step down at the end of the financial year, and will be succeeded by another industry outsider – a long-standing Zeiss executive – in April 2022. [First Colour lives up to its name]( [First Colour lives up to its name]( As it looks to capitalise on bounce-back growth, on-demand specialist First Colour has secured a UK first with its first significant spend since merging with a London rival last year. [K&B highlights customer interest in 'total cost of process']( Koenig & Bauer has filed a big increase in orders in Q3, stating that “customers’ spending reticence is beginning to fade in many areas”. [Humphreys adds R1000 to HP battery]( Humphreys Signs has boosted its green credentials and flatbed firepower with a new HP Latex R1000. [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] [Cimpress creates Vista brand family, buys DIY design platform]( [Essentra refocuses, packaging ops likely to be sold off]( [Brand Consortia re-equips to target growth]( [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] [ERP Specialist]( [Estimator | Commercial print and direct mail | Leicestershire]( [Business Development Manager | Large Format Digital Print | London & North Home Counties]( [Senior Account Manager - Creative Agency]( [Print Finisher]( [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](.