Tories pledge GDPR replacement; Manufacturers move on energy; Pureprint ups productivity; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Tuesday 04 October 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Kodak]( [Today's top stories] [Tories pledge business and consumer-friendly replacement for GDPR]( [Tories pledge business and consumer-friendly replacement for GDPR]( Early indications are that plans by new culture secretary Michelle Donelan to replace GDPR with a simpler data protection system should be good news for the printing industry. [Manufacturers move on energy efficiency]( [Manufacturers move on energy efficiency]( Koenig & Bauer has launched new software to help its customers record and visualise their energy requirements, while Contiweb has streamlined its dryer product portfolio, as manufacturers continue to act to help their customers maximise their energy efficiency. [Pureprint powers up productivity with investments]( [Pureprint powers up productivity with investments]( Pureprint’s installations of a Horizon Stitchliner Mark III in early 2022 and a Muller Martini Primera in June have helped the company make significant productivity gains on the line. [Quality Street switches to paper wrappers]( Tubs of Quality Street could contain a mixture of paper and plastic wrapped sweets this Christmas as Nestlé rolls out new recyclable paper wraps on the iconic festive staple. [Soyang Group adds Jetrix printer to hardware portfolio]( Soyang Group has partnered with InkTec Europe to distribute the Jetrix LXiR320 UV LED roll-to-roll printer in the UK and Ireland. [Sponsored content] [Sylvamo and HP support fight against breast cancer]( [Sylvamo and HP support fight against breast cancer]( Sylvamo and HP Papers have partnered with Think Pink Europe to highlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month and support the fight against the disease with their HP Pink Ream campaign. [Controlling the controllables to challenge the challenges]( [Controlling the controllables to challenge the challenges]( There’s not much you can do about spiralling energy or paper costs, but where you do have control is in internal processes and physical and digital workflows. Ricoh’s Tim Carter suggests a fresh focus here can accrue benefits today and tomorrow. [Yesterday's most read] [Royal Mail strike dates revealed]( [Essentra sells filters division, completes packaging sale and appoints new CEO]( [Print industry must find unity in face of danger, leaders warn]( [Blogs] [Queen Elizabeth II, RIP]( The death of Her Majesty the Queen has highlighted the importance of the tangible in an increasingly ephemeral world. [In this issue] [As well as the usual mix of news roundups and thought-provoking features, the August & September ‘Taking ownership’ issue looks at two exit strategies that enable business owners to hand the reins to the people they trust most, their staff…]( [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]( [Estimator - Signs & Large Format]( [European Continuous Improvement Manager – Six Sigma Practitioner | Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Label]( [Customer Service / Estimator - Cartons]( [Vinyl Installer]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Making an exit]( [Making an exit]( There are various ways for owners to exit a company, but one that seems popular is the management buyout – MBO. And it’s been used by Glossop Cartons, Medica Packaging and Rapidity in recent years. [Colour confusion]( [Colour confusion]( Adobe’s decision to drop Pantone colour books has caused concern among users. So what does it mean for printers and what other options are there? [Power gets personal once more]( [Power gets personal once more]( Now in its 12th year, the event, organised by Two Sides and the BPIF in partnership with Canon and Fedrigoni, is intended to reinforce an understanding of the relevance and future of print among business leaders. It attracts 200 leaders from the print, paper, publishing, packaging and media industries. [Product portfolio] [Me & my: Titanium 2516]( Mike Beese is constantly on the lookout for new opportunities. The managing director of Pontypridd-based DecTek thinks that for companies to survive and indeed thrive in the cutthroat world of commercial printing they have to innovate, evolve and diversify their offer to retain existing customers and win new ones. [Star product: Canon imagePress V1000]( A do-it-all ‘Swiss Army knife’ toner press with Canon’s next-generation technology. © 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](.