Printweek Daily Bulletin: Director duo barred; UPM strike extended again; Encore in Bobst UK first; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 07 February 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Husband and wife directors barred]( [Husband and wife directors barred]( A husband and wife team have been disqualified from acting as directors after failing to keep adequate records at their signage business. [Despair as UPM strike extended for third time]( [Despair as UPM strike extended for third time]( Printers, print buyers and paper merchants are in despair after UPM announced that strike action at its Finnish mills could be extended for a third time and by a further three weeks – until 12 March. [Encore in Bobst UK first]( [Encore in Bobst UK first]( Print and packaging specialist The Encore Group is set to take on a Bobst Expertfold 110 A2 alongside automatic packer Cartonpack 4, making it the first independent group in the UK to operate the folder-gluer with this configuration. [Feldmuehle outlines investment plans]( Feldmuehle is set to invest further in its site, based just west of Hamburg, as part of its long-term strategy of further development. [Hampshire Flag eyes expansion with Mimaki install]( Hampshire Flag has taken on a Mimaki JFX 200-2513 EX UV LED flatbed printer to enhance its signage offering and enable it to diversify into new markets. [Yesterday's most read] [Communisis in mega HP PageWide install]( [Despair as UPM strike extended for third time]( [Finat warns on paper strike pressures on supply chain]( [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] [Estimator / Account Manager - Large Format]( [Printer / Packager]( [Sales Executive - Polythene]( [Account Manager - Any Background Considered]( [Business Development Manager - Various Locations]( [More 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](.