Four-day week to be debated; Insolvencies on the rise; HeiQ sues over antiviral coatings; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 10 October 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Kodak]( [Today's top stories] [Four-day week to be debated; automation could help manufacturing adapt]( [Four-day week to be debated; automation could help manufacturing adapt]( A bill in UK parliament looking to reduce working hours and give workers the chance to try a four-day week will be debated next Tuesday (18 October). [Print insolvencies on the rise]( [Print insolvencies on the rise]( Printing industry insolvencies were at the highest level in almost a decade in the first half of the year. [HeiQ sues over antiviral coatings]( [HeiQ sues over antiviral coatings]( Materials science firm HeiQ is suing its printing industry partner for breach of contract. [ePac makes huge commitment to HP tech]( ePac Flexible Packaging has placed the biggest single order yet for HP Indigo presses as it moves to radically scale up its operations worldwide. [Winners named at Scottish Print Apprentice awards]( The four winners of the Scottish Print Apprentice of the Year awards 2022 have been announced. [DS Smith performing ahead of expectations]( DS Smith’s overall performance for the current full financial year is expected to be ahead of its previous expectations. [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. [Yesterday's most read] [Streamline, Baxters and Spectrum close their doors]( [Cullen to invest £15m and create 120 new jobs]( [Immediate culls jobs, closes title as costs balloon amid economic woes]( [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] [Estimator - Print]( [Experienced Digital Print Finisher]( [Estimator]( [Channel Manager - Industrial & Production Print Hardware & Software]( [Account Manager | Print Management | Manchester]( [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](.