ADXBA and Astra merge; Crucial UPM talks stall; CSDPrint reboots plans; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 11 April 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [ADXBA and Astra Signs in merger]( [ADXBA and Astra Signs in merger]( Manchester-based companies ADXBA and Astra Signs have merged to become a combined entity that provides both traditional and digital signage to customers. [Talks stall at crucial UPM business unit]( [Talks stall at crucial UPM business unit]( A mixed picture is emerging from the ongoing mediation process aimed at resolving the long-running strike action at UPM’s Finnish mills. [CSDPrint reboots expansion plans]( [CSDPrint reboots expansion plans]( Wide-format specialist CSDPrint has reported bumper sales growth since January and is now reactivating its expansion plans. [Pelican Print ups capacity with Morgana install]( Pelican Print has taken on a new Morgana PowerSquare 224 bookletmaker to increase capacity and speed up production. [Xaar names Graham Tweedale as chief operating officer]( Xaar has appointed Graham Tweedale as its first chief operating officer. [Sponsored content] [Kornit opens a world of possibilities]( [Kornit opens a world of possibilities]( More than 3D, Kornit’s XDi technology takes creativity, simplicity and business to a new dimension and opens a world of possibilities for print firms. [The surprisingly easy path towards print shop digitisation]( [The surprisingly easy path towards print shop digitisation]( For print shops, digitisation can bring major efficiency gains. Done right, it can counteract the increasingly tilted ratio of preparation versus production in print jobs. In procurement, there already is a solution that's ready for prime time. [Yesterday's most read] [Magazines run late after YM web collapse]( [Charlesworth speaks out on electricity bill hike]( [UPM strike to hit 100th day]( [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] [While the Printweek Awards finalists deservedly took centre stage in our February & March ‘Shortlist issue’, the issue was crammed as ever with a smorgasbord of insightful 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] [Signs & Graphics Installer / Allrounder]( [Signs & Graphics Installer / Allrounder]( [Production Allrounder - Signs & Graphics]( [Business Development Manager - DM / Litho / Digital Print]( [Business Development Manager - Direct Mail]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [SDUK makes a brilliant return to show business]( [SDUK makes a brilliant return to show business]( After a near three-year-long hiatus, the expo that bills itself as the UK’s longest running event for the visual communications sector is set to take place in March. [An international affair]( [An international affair]( Margins in print can be slender. Looking at the most recent Printweek Top 500 report, compiled in association with business advisory and accountancy firm Grant Thornton, the average industry operating profit margin across the 500 companies that made the cut was 3.23%, while the average pre-tax profit margin was 2.74%. [Product portfolio] [Star product: Mutoh XpertJet Pro series]( Manufacturer’s upgraded inkjets offer both speed and quality boosts. [Me & My: Vivid Laminating Technologies VeloBlade Volta 69+]( Brighton-based One Digital had always outsourced die-cutting jobs. It had a sizeable array of equipment in its factory that allowed it to take on all manner of digital and litho work, including a vinyl Summa machine, so it was used to setting up dies and cutting guides, but die-cutting was something it had never really considered bringing in-house. © 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](.