Printweek Daily Bulletin - Scottish duo merge; UPM strike extended; Delta hires again; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 21 January 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Scots pair merge to target growth ]( [Scots pair merge to target growth]( Two family-run Edinburgh print businesses have merged and moved to larger premises as they look to capitalise on opportunities from their respective commercial and promotional client bases. [UPM strike extended further]( [UPM strike extended further]( Union workers have extended their industrial action at UPM by another two weeks. [Delta supports growth strategy with senior appointment]( [Delta supports growth strategy with senior appointment]( Delta Group has made another senior appointment to support the growth strategy for its Health and Beauty offering. [RRD receives increased offer from mystery buyer]( The unnamed "strategic buyer" that made an unsolicited non-binding bid to acquire RR Donnelley last month has increased its offer to $11.50 (£8.48) per share in cash. [DS Smith accelerates carbon reduction plans]( DS Smith has outlined a commitment to align its global operations to a 1.5°C scenario, as set out in the Paris Climate Agreement. [Sponsored content] [Helloprint premieres trade only service with price guarantee]( [Helloprint premieres trade only service with price guarantee]( Helloprint Connect UK is the latest addition to the Helloprint family and offers exclusive, free services for graphic arts professionals and a 100% lowest price guarantee with 95% UK domestic production. [Automation will power your New Year]( [Automation will power your New Year]( For your business to grow in 2022, you will need an intelligent infrastructure that allows work to move from sale to delivery with the least amount of friction. [Yesterday's most read] [Plan B measures to be lifted: industry reacts]( [EFI unveils new products]( [UK four-day working week pilot launched]( [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] [Visual Communications Specialist - Signage]( [Sign Maker / Production Operative]( [Print Finisher - Ireland (Relocation from the UK)]( [Product Designer / Cad Operator - POS / Print / Packaging]( [Sales Executive - B1 Print]( [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. [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](.