Printweek Daily Bulletin - Whistl buys Relish business; KM toner production resumes; Surface in double install; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 08 November 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Whistl buys Relish business]( [Whistl buys Relish business]( Whistl has acquired sampling specialist Relish from Kin + Carta as the business, formerly St Ives, wraps up its divesture of non-core operations to become a pure-play DX (digital transformation) business. [KM: Tatsuno resumes production; working on stable toner supply]( [KM: Tatsuno resumes production; working on stable toner supply]( Konica Minolta has resumed toner production at its Tatsuno Factory and the business said it is continuing work on rebuilding a stable supply of toner. [Surface Print in double install]( [Surface Print in double install]( Wallpaper manufacturing business Surface Print has increased its production efficiency and opened up a range of new markets after investing in two new HP Latex 3600 printers. [Fujifilm reports on first half]( Fujifilm’s Materials division, which includes graphic communications, has posted sales up 13% in the first half of the financial year. [Q&A: Steve Mulcahy CEO Contact Originators]( Age-wise, Steve says he is “not ready for a bus pass anytime soon!” He spent more than 30 years in the paper industry before buying in to Dukinfield-based Contact Originators a decade ago. He enjoys clay-pigeon shooting, fishing and golf and has two sons and four grandchildren: Henry, Lilly, James and Eliza. [Sponsored content] [What does the future hold for canvas prints?]( [What does the future hold for canvas prints?]( Canvas prints have been trending for years, but what are their prospects longer-term in the wider industry? One custom printing specialist based in the UK, My-Picture.co.uk, has shared its forecast for this sector of the market. [Why canvas prints still define custom wall art]( [Why canvas prints still define custom wall art]( Once seen as vulnerable to its showier luxury competitors, canvas has defended its share of the custom wall decor market with its forward-thinking approach to traditionalism. [Yesterday's most read] [DMGT: newsprint increases at levels 'not seen since 1996']( [RRD to be acquired by LSC owner]( [Service Graphics consolidates Display operations]( [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 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] [BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - POS / LARGE FORMAT / B2]( [Ink Technician | Ink | Derbyshire]( [Site Engineer | Corrugated | Cambridgeshire]( [Estimator | Commercial Print and Mailing | Leicestershire]( [Account Manager | POS, Print & Marketing Material | Belgium – Antwerp]( [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](.