Printweek Daily Bulletin - Macfarlane sells labels wing to Reflex; UPM strike action has begun; UKPW opens customs clearance hub; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Tuesday 04 January 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Macfarlane sells labels wing to Reflex]( [Macfarlane sells labels wing to Reflex]( Reflex Group has acquired Macfarlane’s labels business in a £6.4m deal. [UPM strike action has begun]( [UPM strike action has begun]( The threatened strike action involving thousands of employees at UPM’s Finnish mills is now underway, with the printing industry braced for its likely impact on paper supplies. [UKP Worldwide opens customs clearance hub]( [UKP Worldwide opens customs clearance hub]( International mail and parcel delivery specialist UKP Worldwide (UKPW) has opened a new customs clearance hub to facilitate the smooth onward delivery of international parcels. [RRD receives unsolicited higher bid]( The tussle over the future ownership of RR Donnelley (RRD) is rumbling on, as the company has now received yet another unsolicited bid from a strategic buyer to acquire the business. [Final listicle of 2021 reveals seasonal flavour]( While a colourful spat dominated December’s list of most read articles, once again M&A activity ranked high and there was a definite festive feel in the shape of a TV listings pledge and a Christmas classic cover. [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] [Adobe to drop Pantone colour system]( [Wallace goes inside the factory at Woodmansterne]( [Hexcite Group business Kesslers in administration]( [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] [Export Sales Executive - Paper and Board Products.]( [Senior Quality Manager | Corrugated Packaging | Cambridgeshire/East Anglia]( [Product Marketing Manager: Inkjet Printers]( [Account Manager / Internal Sales – No Cold Calling]( [Account Manager - Direct Mail]( [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 2022. [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](.