Printweek Daily Bulletin - Kesslers in administration; Ink on Paper (Scotland) sold in pre-pack; Cotek Papers acquired; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Tuesday 21 December 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Hexcite Group business Kesslers in administration]( [Hexcite Group business Kesslers in administration]( Retail display specialist Kesslers International, part of the Hexcite Group, has gone into administration due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the retail sector and cost inflation. [Ink on Paper (Scotland) sold in pre-pack deal]( [Ink on Paper (Scotland) sold in pre-pack deal]( Livingstone-based litho and digital print business Ink on Paper has been sold in a pre-pack deal to a fellow Scottish print operation. [German firm acquires Cotek Papers]( [German firm acquires Cotek Papers]( UK-based release paper and film manufacturer Cotek Papers has been bought by German company Laufenberg. [Epple boss: rising input costs 'destabilising entire printing value chain']( Ink maker Epple has become the latest supplier to announce that it will be forced to implement price increases early next year. [Overmatter: A bunch of benches]( Overmatter loves a good calendar. Countryfile, obviously. Perhaps something stylish involving lovely illustrations from Art Angels, Angela Harding or depictions of beautiful manuscripts from The British Library. [Sponsored content] [Sustainable printing: canvas prints set an example]( [Sustainable printing: canvas prints set an example]( ‘What is the environmental impact of your product?’ is a question being asked of print providers more and more. So, what’s been done so far, and what changes are being introduced to make printing more sustainable? [Yesterday's most read] [UPM braced for strike action at Finnish ops]( [Precision Proco launches 2022 commitments with festive single]( [Heidelberg sells more of German site to VGP]( [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] [Our Christmas gift to you, your December & January issue, may have made its way down the chimney a little ahead of Santa's schedule, but as usual it is jam-packed with business and technology long reads and snappy news roundups...]( [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] [Enclosing Operator - Direct Mail]( [Production Allrounder - Signs / Graphics]( [Product Designer / Cad Operator - POS / Print / Packaging]( [Senior Account Manager - Large Format Signage]( [Account Manager]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Having flexible friends]( [Having flexible friends]( There’s no question that Covid has altered society. It’s trampled on civil liberties, seen vaccines rolled out in double-quick time, spurred on the deployment of information technologies, and it’s reshaped economic landscapes, too. [Growing a new business]( [Growing a new business]( In his own words, Tom Willday has been part of his fourth-generation, family-owned printing business since he was in a pram. As a toddler he would regularly sit at the front desk of the Leicester-based SME, eventually helping out around the business as age and understanding allowed. [Taxing times]( [Taxing times]( Towards the end of the summer, HMRC announced a consultation on proposals which would radically alter how unincorporated businesses – sole traders and partnerships – are taxed. [Product portfolio] [Me & My: Bobst Visionfoil 104]( Herbert Walkers’ fourth Bobst hot foiling machine has doubled productivity of embellishment for packaging, its fastest growing sector. [Star Product: Cron CTP 46 H+]( A low-cost platesetter from an established Chinese manufacturer. © 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](.