YM Group in administration; Essentra sells packaging arm; Royal Mail strike ballot; Hatch; Denmaur; and more...

[Latest print buying news]( [view text only version]( [View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 27 June 2022 [Print buying bulletin] [Latest headlines] [YM Group in administration]( [YM Group in administration]( YM Group has gone into administration, marking an ignominious end for a business that at one time had lofty ambitions to dominate the UK web offset market. [Essentra agrees £312m sale of packaging division]( [Essentra agrees £312m sale of packaging division]( Essentra is selling its Packaging division to Austrian cartonboard and folding cartons specialist Mayr-Melnhof Group in a deal worth over £300m. [CWU serves notice to Royal Mail of strike ballot]( [CWU serves notice to Royal Mail of strike ballot]( The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has served Royal Mail with an industrial action balloting notice, with a strike of more than 115,000 workers potentially on the cards. [Sponsored content] [CWU serves notice to Royal Mail of strike ballot]( [Empress continues to impress with UV LED]( Woolwich-based Empress Litho shares some of the secrets of its success, highlighting why it’s the go-to partner of the UK’s leading design agencies and how UV LED enabled it to use a wider range of substrates and add luxury packaging to its portfolio. [In the news] [Hatch Print trading situation unclear]( The UK’s first official vegan print business, Hatch Print, is in liquidation according to Companies House, although a new business is trading under the same name with website and contact details unchanged. [Denmaur in Middleton division acquisition]( Denmaur Independent Papers has reached an agreement to acquire the business and assets of the Fine Paper and Conversion division from Middleton Paper Company, for an undisclosed sum. [Millions of pounds' worth of print up for grabs]( A trio of new print and related tenders from local councils are currently open via the government’s Find a Tender and Contracts Finder services. [Communisis embarks on digital transformation]( Integrated business communications provider Communisis is set to transform its internal and external digital capabilities through a new partnership with Tech Mahindra. [HH Global rebrands]( HH Global has retired its iconic elephant logo as part of a major image shake-up. [Datum acquires design agency]( Hertfordshire-based Datum Creative Media has expanded its services by acquiring local design agency Barley. [Feldmuehle continues to invest in its future]( Feldmuehle said it has continued its ongoing investment project since October 2021, despite the “extreme and previously unknown fluctuations on the energy and raw materials markets”. [LDM UK eyes expansion and pushes charitable envelope]( Manchester-based Leaflet Drop Marketing (LDM UK) is targeting ambitious growth while it boosts charitable support. [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...]( [Got some news? Email the PrintWeek newsdesk here](mailto:printweek.newsdesk@markallengroup.com) [PrintWeek jobs] [Workflow Colour Management Specialist]( [Production Manager - Scheduling]( [Project Manager - Occasional WFH]( [Print Room Manager]( [Printer]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Design for print: stalled potential?]( [Design for print: stalled potential?]( Today’s design and layout programs are really good. So good in fact, that there’s not a lot that could make them better. And that is a problem for their developers and also for their users. [Moving on]( [Moving on]( It’s rare for firms to stay in the premises they’ve occupied since their inception. Demands and needs change and some firms grow and require more space within which to breathe while others find that new technology equates to smaller premises and cost savings. A number, however, struggle and must cut their cloth accordingly. [Facing down unprecedented risk]( [Facing down unprecedented risk]( The last two years have been diabolical. First we had to take on Covid-19. Then supply chain constraints and rising demand combined to stoke inflation and increase the prices of raw materials and goods exponentially. Now we have war in Ukraine and it remains to be seen how that will play out. © MA Business Limited 2022. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Print Buying Weekly bulletin 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](.