Smurfit staff in strike talks; Awards deadline looms; 2601 targets flexibility; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 14 November 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient] [Today's top stories] [Smurfit Kappa staff in talks over strikes]( [Smurfit Kappa staff in talks over strikes]( Unite members at UK Smurfit Kappa sites are understood to be balloting over strike action as they reportedly want a 10% annual pay rise. [Still time to enter the Printweek Awards, but act now]( [Still time to enter the Printweek Awards, but act now]( The entry deadline for the 2023 Printweek Awards is looming, but it's not too late for your business to play its part in ‘driving print forward’. [2601 targets flexibility with double Mimaki install]( [2601 targets flexibility with double Mimaki install]( Large format print and project management company 2601 has installed a Mimaki JFX200-2513 EX UV flatbed and a Mimaki UJV55-320 UV LED 3.2m roll-roll printer to boost rigid capacity and move into textiles. [Bowe invests in robotics tech]( Bowe Group has invested in a specialist software business that promises to revolutionise the time and costs involved in deploying autonomous robots. [Charity lunch returns to Glasgow]( McAllister Litho Glasgow managing director Janette McAllister is chairing a special charity lunch that is taking place again for the first time since the pandemic hit in 2020. [Yesterday's most read] [DS Smith workers vote to strike over pay]( [Print boss banned for Bounce Back Loan abuse]( [Prinovis UK to close due to market decline and spiralling costs]( [Blogs] [Growth isn't always the answer]( Jo Francis has an alternative take on growth. [In this issue] [As usual your latest Printweek is crammed full of news roundups and thought-provoking features, with the second part in our MBO series taking centre stage in the October & November ‘Trade Secrets’ issue, where we look at deals from the buyer's perspective...]( [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] [Account Director (Print Management)]( [Business Development Manager - B1 & Digital Print]( [Business Development Manager | Large Format Graphics | North]( [Large Format Digital Print Operator]( [Customer Services Manager | Self Adhesive Labels | Dublin]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Buying with diligence]( [Buying with diligence]( In the second part of our focus on MBOs, we look at the buyer’s perspective and assess the advantages and pitfalls of buying the business you are working in. [Defend your dataÂ]( [Defend your data ]( Data held by firms is central to their continued existence and needs protection from those that would wish to abuse it. But while there are countless malevolent external actors, hackers and fraudsters, when looking closer to home not all firms properly protect information from abuse by employees. [Paper landscape taking new shape]( [Paper landscape taking new shape]( Do you know of Aurelius? This is not a quotation from the film Gladiator, it’s a reference to Aurelius Group, the huge investment business that owns a diverse range of businesses from comfy shoes brand Scholl to swishy yacht manufacturer Hanse. [Product portfolio] [Me & my: Daco DF350SR 037 Flex]( When Ian Woodhead, managing director of Sudbury, Suffolk-based Anglia Labels, decided to invest in a new piece of equipment to bring more finishing functions in-house he knew exactly where to turn. [Star product: Scodix Ultra 6000]( This B1 digital packaging embellishment press can deliver a wide range of finishing effects and will fly through in minutes makereadies for complex jobs that would take hours on analogue alternatives. © 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](.