Printweek Daily Bulletin - Flexpress changes press plans; Moo weathers Covid storm; Closed firm's kit auctioned; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Tuesday 01 February 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Flexpress switches RMGT install plans]( [Flexpress switches RMGT install plans]( Trade printer Flexpress has cancelled its order for an RMGT (Ryobi) 970 LED UV press due to manufacturing delays and will now instead take on a 920 ST4 CD LED UV machine from RMGT. [Covid crisis results in 'long-term improvements' at Moo]( [Covid crisis results in 'long-term improvements' at Moo]( Moo lost the equivalent of more than $1m a month during the pandemic-afflicted 2020 trading year as the business racked up exceptional costs of nearly $7m and sales of its core business card products almost halved – but the business has weathered the Covid storm and has embarked on 2022 in “a very strong position”. [Wide-format kit up for auction from closed Hampshire printer]( [Wide-format kit up for auction from closed Hampshire printer]( A wide range of printing equipment along with a number of other assets is set to go to auction as its Alton-based owner enters liquidation. [Konica Minolta adds 100ppm mono device]( Konica Minolta has added to its AccurioPrint range with a new entry-level 100ppm monochrome printer. [Sad tale tops January’s most read]( While our first 2022 listicle of the most-read articles on printweek.com could hardly be described as cheery collection, much like with the January skies, if you look hard enough there was the occasional bright spot… [Sponsored content] [Customer satisfaction is the goal for 2022]( [Customer satisfaction is the goal for 2022]( Ricoh UK’s Simon Isaacs believes every business is on a journey and has customers that it needs to better understand, if it is to have any hope of providing satisfaction and retaining their trade. [Yesterday's most read] [Printweek Awards 2022 shortlist announced]( [Delta buys Odessa and says more M&A to come]( [Opus Trust to exit Nottingham operation]( [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] [Client Services Account Manager - Print]( [Business Solutions Manager - Automated Smart Terminal Lockers]( [Bindery Operatives]( [Account Director | 3D POS | Hertfordshire]( [Packaging Project 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. [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](.