Printweek Daily Bulletin - Variant named printer hails support; YM in TV Choice pledge; RRD bidding war hots up; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Tuesday 30 November 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Omicron Repro shares concerns over new Covid variant name]( [Omicron Repro shares concerns over new Covid variant name]( Canterbury printer Omicron Repro has had positive support from its customers despite an initial period of concern over the name of the latest Covid variant. [YM pledges early on-sale for TV Choice Christmas issue]( [YM pledges early on-sale for TV Choice Christmas issue]( Bauer Media has blamed “industry wide issues with print supply” for flagship title TV Choice running late on its on-sale date – a situation that could persist until the end of the year. [RRD receives higher proposal from biggest investor]( [RRD receives higher proposal from biggest investor]( RR Donnelley (RRD) has received a revised proposal from its largest investor, Chatham Asset Management, as the bidding war over the future ownership of the company intensifies. [Bar Graphic expands facility and invests in manufacturing]( Bar Graphic Machinery (BGM) has expanded its Bradford facility and invested in new manufacturing machinery to support increasing demand for its technology. [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. [Sponsored content] [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. [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. [Yesterday's most read] [Director disqualified after taking Covid support loan]( [RRD board still sticking with Atlas deal]( [Essentra confirms strategic review of Packaging wing]( [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] [Production Supervisor - Packaging]( [Business Development Manager (Homebased) - Luxury Packaging]( [Print Finisher - Guillotine & Folder]( [DIGITAL PRINT FINISHER]( [Print Centre Manager]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Killing off bad customer service]( [Killing off bad customer service]( A tough print market, exacerbated by the Covid pandemic, means that keeping your clients happy – and coming back for more – is more important then ever. [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. [Go green or go homeÂ]( [Go green or go home ]( Being sustainable is not only good business practice but increasingly a crucial requirement for many customers. [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](.