Printweek Daily Bulletin: Historic firm set to close; KM launches HD inkjet; Royal Mail 'reinvents' stamps; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Tuesday 08 February 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Edwardthompson to close after 155 years]( [Edwardthompson to close after 155 years]( A historic North East print firm is set to close its doors after the coronavirus pandemic halved its sales. [Konica Minolta launches HD B2 inkjet press]( [Konica Minolta launches HD B2 inkjet press]( Konica Minolta has launched a high definition (HD) version of its AccurioJet KM-1e B2 inkjet press. [Royal Mail 'reinvents' stamps with added barcodes]( [Royal Mail 'reinvents' stamps with added barcodes]( Royal Mail has announced a radical revamp of its everyday stamps, which will now include a barcode for additional security as well as offering the potential to link to multimedia content. However the move is not without controversy as existing stamps will no longer be valid after the end of January next year. [Drupa opens exhibitor registrations for 2024]( Exhibitors can now register online for the next Drupa show, which will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany from 28 May to 7 June 2024. [Newsquest in Archant merger talks]( Newspaper publishing giant Newsquest is in exclusive negotiations with the owners of rival regional news publisher Archant to take over the business, a report claims. [Yesterday's most read] [Husband and wife directors barred]( [Despair as UPM strike extended for third time]( [Communisis in mega HP PageWide install]( [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] [Supply Chain Manager]( [Print & Packaging Account Manager - Germany]( [Account Manager | Commercial Print | Hampshire]( [Large Format Production Operative]( [Estimator / Account Manager - Large Format]( [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](.