Duraweld acquires Prima; Koenig & Bauer expands UK team; Optichrome in Horizon install; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 16 December 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient] [Today's top stories] [Duraweld acquires Prima]( [Duraweld acquires Prima]( Packaging and stationery specialist Duraweld has acquired a complementary business that also provides creative packaging. [Koenig & Bauer expands UK team]( [Koenig & Bauer expands UK team]( Koenig & Bauer is beefing up its UK service and project management team as it prepares for a busy period of complex press installations. [Optichrome supports landscape books with Horizon install]( [Optichrome supports landscape books with Horizon install]( Optichrome has taken on a Horizon SPF-200L bookletmaker from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) to improve the speed, quality, and reliability of short-run landscape book production. [EC2i celebrates 21 years in business]( EC2i has celebrated its 21st anniversary by marking its evolution from traditional repro house to a technology-led creative production agency. [Go Inspire hires client development director]( Go Inspire has taken on a new client development director for its Customer Experience division. [Christmas gift guide: Prezzies for printers]( Our selection of stocking fillers for the print-mad special someone in your life [Yesterday's most read] [Reach to close Teesside print site]( [British printers scoop two in worldwide Xerox awards]( [Research: direct mail has premium status with public]( [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] [Sign Maker / Printer - Signs & Large Format]( [Gluing Operator | Cartons | East Midlands]( [Litho Printer | Cartons | Midlands]( [Business Development Manager | Hybrid & Direct Mail  | West Yorkshire]( [Business Development Manager | Packaging Reprographics | UK]( [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](.