Deadline looms for YM web sales; Paragon adds to packaging wing; UPM labels hope; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Tuesday 12 April 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Deadline looms for YM web sales]( [Deadline looms for YM web sales]( It’s a crucial week for future web offset capacity in the UK as the deadline looms for bids on YM Group’s former web offset sites and assets. [Paragon adds to packaging wing]( [Paragon adds to packaging wing]( Paragon Group has expanded its nascent packaging business with the acquisition of Dean Packaging. [Hopes raised for resolution at UPM labels wing]( [Hopes raised for resolution at UPM labels wing]( A possible agreement is in sight over strike action at UPM Raflatac and UPM Specialty Papers. [‘Phygital’ future for colour, say designers]( The pandemic has powered a trend for colours and designs that transcend the borders between media, as UK designers gear up for a future where technology is integrated even closer into our daily lives, according to new research. [Ricoh adds DTF capability to DTG machines]( Ricoh has made new retrofittable technology available for its Ri 1000 and Ri 2000 direct-to-garment (DTG) printers that will enable them to also output using the direct-to-film (DTF) method. [IPIA networking lunch set for May]( The IPIA will continue to pursue its goal of stimulating the UK print economy through running a series of networking events and special initiatives across 2022. [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]( [UPM strike to hit 100th day]( [Administrators take charge at YM web plants]( [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] [Wide Format Machine Operator]( [Research Chemist - Coating / Inks / Adhesives]( [Senior Account Manager | POS | Leicestershire]( [Signs & Graphics Installer / Allrounder]( [Signs & Graphics Installer / Allrounder]( [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](.