Printweek Daily Bulletin - Three bumper tenders go live; Macfarlane to beat expectations; Paragon CC invests for growth; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Thursday 25 November 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Three bumper election print tenders live]( [Three bumper election print tenders live]( A trio of election print jobs worth more than £800,000 each are currently up for grabs via the government’s Find a Tender service. [Macfarlane Group looking to beat previous expectations]( [Macfarlane Group looking to beat previous expectations]( Macfarlane Group has reported a robust performance since its first half – in the face of continuing challenging market conditions – and is now expecting to exceed its previous expectations for the full year. [Paragon CC Ireland supports growth with Bowe install]( [Paragon CC Ireland supports growth with Bowe install]( Paragon Customer Communications (PCC) has increased capacity at its Irish business after installing a Bowe Systec Fusion Cross high-speed inserting system. [GEW pushes sheetfed sales in home market]( GEW has boosted its sheetfed sales team with the appointment of a science graduate. [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. [Sponsored content] [Status quo won’t put you ahead of the competition]( [Status quo won’t put you ahead of the competition]( Different voices and different perspectives are helping Ricoh Graphic Communications in the UK to challenge itself and change the way it operates. Sales director Tanya Howe highlights how diversity across the business can also help UK printers to evolve. [With great opportunity comes great responsibility]( [With great opportunity comes great responsibility]( Print and mail processes must have integrity and compliance built in. Quadient’s Derek Adam considers how print service providers (PSPs) and mailing houses can verify every sheet. [Yesterday's most read] [BPG to close loss-making gravure plant]( [Heidelberg UK preps for move to new home]( [YM in ‘perfect storm’]( [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 - LITHO / DIGITAL / DIRECT MAIL]( [Cut & Crease Operator | Corrugated | North West]( [Project Manager - Signage]( [Sales Account Manager | Flexible Packaging | Cheshire]( [Hybrid Customer Service Person]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Wrapped up and hot]( [Wrapped up and hot]( There’s a part of the UK printing industry that has been the subject of many millions of pounds worth of investment in recent years, resulting in a massive increase in the available capacity. [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. [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](.