Six-figure tenders go live; Konica Minolta downgrades profits; Lecta reports on 2021; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 29 April 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Kodak] [Today's top stories] [Big hybrid mail tender among new trio up for grabs]( [Big hybrid mail tender among new trio up for grabs]( A hybrid mail tender worth close to £1m is currently open via the government’s Find a Tender service, with a couple of other large print related tenders also live. [Konica Minolta flags impairment losses on past buys]( [Konica Minolta flags impairment losses on past buys]( Konica Minolta has downgraded its profit forecast for the year – and now expects to make an operating loss – and is also likely to breach one of its banking covenants. [Lecta reports on 2021]( [Lecta reports on 2021]( Lecta has reported big increases in revenue and EBITDA but a pre-tax loss from continuing operations in 2021. [Packaging Innovations unveils new features]( Packaging Innovations and Empack 2022 will introduce two new interactive features at the event next month. [Overmatter: Wear your Wordle]( Hands up who’s become horribly addicted to the cult daily work-out-the-word game, Wordle? [Yesterday's most read] [Label printer goes bust in wake of UPM supply crisis]( [Record results for Stora Enso]( [Postal workers could ballot for strike action]( [Blogs] [Blog: Tangled web powerplay]( Jo Francis wonders what will happen next in the latest saga involving UK web offset printers. [In this issue] [Our 'give credit where credit's due' strapline delivers on two counts in the April & May issue. We take a close look at how you improve debt control and reveal the deserving winners of the 2022 Printweek Awards in a special supplement...]( [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] [Finance Director]( [Print Finishing Operator]( [FOILER / DIE CUTTER]( [EXPERIENCED INDIGO OPERATOR]( [Customer Services Executive / Artworker (photoshop)]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Fespa 2022 preview: A sector always moving forward]( [Fespa 2022 preview: A sector always moving forward]( Print in motion’ is the tag line Fespa has chosen for the 2022 Global Print Expo, which takes place at the Berlin Messe at the end of May. [Driving down the cost of e-vehicles]( [Driving down the cost of e-vehicles]( It’s perfectly clear that the direction of travel in automotive – pun intended – is toward zero- emission vehicles. For the present, this means buying electric. [Product portfolio] [Star product: Koenig & Bauer Durst VariJet 106]( This press partnership sets out to offer the best of digital and offset for packaging printers. [Me & My: Horizon BQ-160 PUR perfect binder]( Allistair Hunter, managing director of Clacton-on-Sea-based print, direct mail and publishing business The DS Group says that to be successful in the printing industry and enjoy longevity you have to constantly look to add value and create efficiencies in your business. © 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](.