Rates increases will hit print; More mail strike dates announced; Fedrigoni in mill buy; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 18 November 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient] [Today's top stories] [Autumn budget: business rates increases will hit larger printers]( [Autumn budget: business rates increases will hit larger printers]( Industry bosses have reacted after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed his autumn statement, which included a number of measures to slash public spending and raise taxes. [Royal Mail: CWU announces further pre-Christmas strike dates ]( [Royal Mail: CWU announces further pre-Christmas strike dates]( The CWU has announced a raft of new strike dates that will hit Royal Mail in the busy run up to Christmas, including Christmas Eve. [Fedrigoni to acquire French mill]( [Fedrigoni to acquire French mill]( Fedrigoni Group has agreed yet another buy, which will give the business a dominant presence in the worldwide market for premium papers for wine and spirits. [Scodix hires Paul Franklin as Northern Europe sales director]( Scodix has appointed industry veteran Paul Michael Franklin as its sales director for Northern Europe, comprising the UK, Ireland and Nordic countries. [WTTB launches personalised chocolate offering]( Where The Trade Buys (WTTB) has added chocolate products from Tony’s Chocolonely to its personalised B2B print offering. [Yesterday's most read] [Royal handover for Pureprint’s World Cup kit boxes]( [Royal Mail seeks urgent reform of USO, posts huge loss]( [Graphichem invests to expand]( [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] [Senior Account Manager - Creative Retail Display]( [Business Development Manager - Signage]( [Signage Surveyor]( [Project Manager - Signs (Experienced Or Trainee)]( [Finishing Supervisor - Litho And Digital Prnt]( [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](.