Postal strike gets green light; IPIA conference details; Sappi launches 'unique' paper; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Wednesday 20 July 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Kodak] [Today's top stories] [Postal workers vote to strike; Royal Mail revenues fall]( [Postal workers vote to strike; Royal Mail revenues fall]( More than 115,000 postal workers at Royal Mail are set to strike following the result of a ballot announced yesterday (19 July), while the postal operator has reported an 11.5% drop in sales in Q1, as it holds its 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) today. [IPIA reveals Autumn Conference details]( [IPIA reveals Autumn Conference details]( The Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA) has outlined details of its Autumn Conference, which will seek to tackle critical trends affecting the UK print industry. [Sappi launches 'unique' combination paper ]( [Sappi launches 'unique' combination paper]( Sappi has launched a new coated paper that feels like an uncoated grade, described as combining two “until-now impossibly simultaneous sensory experiences in one”. [Screen appoints new national sales manager]( Screen Europe has appointed a new national sales manager for the UK & Ireland. [Fedrigoni and HP workshops team coding with print]( Fedrigoni and HP have teamed up for a series of digital printing workshops aimed at creative and designers. [Sponsored content] [Collegial disruption for an industry under pressure]( [Collegial disruption for an industry under pressure]( Zaikio founder and managing director Matthias Prinz explains how a platform company from Mainz pushes digitisation in the print industry. [Ensure door drops have the best chance of delivering]( [Ensure door drops have the best chance of delivering]( With potential Royal Mail strike action looming, is now a good time to discuss alternative providers to ensure your door-drop campaign delivers on the proven effectiveness of the media channel? [Yesterday's most read] [Moonpig bosses reap rewards of success]( [Denmaur completes acquisition of Middleton division]( [Stora Enso pushes ahead with bio-plastic alternative to PET]( [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 '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] [Large Format Printer / Finisher]( [Senior Sales Manager | Flexible Food Packaging | UK]( [Database Administrator]( [Inkjet Engineer | Digital Print Machinery | UK]( [Account Coordinator - Signage]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [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. [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](.