MTP future proofs; Snow impacts papers; DecTek rounds off 22 spend; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 12 December 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient]( [Today's top stories] [MTP Media in print, finishing and solar installs]( [MTP Media in print, finishing and solar installs]( MTP Media has completed a round of updates to machinery and its premises after investing around £180,000 on a new Ricoh digital printer, a D&K Europa laminator, and a solar install on its roof. [Newspapers run late due to snow]( [Newspapers run late due to snow]( Overnight snow has caused disruption to newspaper deliveries in many areas, with the giant Newsprinters site in Hertfordshire particularly badly affected. [DecTek rounds off year with sixth Titanium cutter and more]( [DecTek rounds off year with sixth Titanium cutter and more]( DecTek has capped off a busy year of investment with three more new machines, including its sixth Titanium cutter. [Carols for Printers takes place this week]( The annual Carols for Printers service takes place tomorrow, with attendees facing bad weather and travel disruption in order to attend. [Printex gains industry first SafeContractor accreditation]( Printex Finishing Services has become the UK’s first print finishing equipment servicer to be SafeContractor accredited. [Sponsored content] ["We’re Europe’s most cost-effective high-volume printer"]( ["We’re Europe’s most cost-effective high-volume printer"]( Craig Hall, who heads Em De Jong’s UK office, details how the high-volume printer offers the biggest range of formats, produced on the most up-to-date printing presses in the market. [Yesterday's most read] [Number of specialised print workers plummets]( [Workers rally on latest Royal Mail strike date]( [Stephens & George buys rival Pensord]( [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] [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] [Customer Service / Estimator - Cartons]( [Senior Business Development Manager]( [Project Manager - Large Format]( [Sales Manager - Large Format / Digital Print]( [Maintenance Operative - Signs & Vinyls]( [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](.