Sales lead to leave Adare SEC; Ballyprint boss to grow Impro; Agfa to debut fastest Jeti; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 16 January 2023 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient]( [Today's top stories] [Prestwich to leave Adare SEC]( [Prestwich to leave Adare SEC]( Adare SEC chief commercial officer Tom Prestwich is set to leave the business – and the industry – this spring. [Ballyprint MD aims to grow Impro following pre-pack buy]( [Ballyprint MD aims to grow Impro following pre-pack buy]( Belfast litho printer Impro Printing has been given a new lease of life after being bought by Ballyprint managing director Aaron Klewchuck in a pre-pack deal late last year. [Agfa to hand show debut to fastest Jeti Tauro H3300 with varnish]( [Agfa to hand show debut to fastest Jeti Tauro H3300 with varnish]( Agfa will showcase the fastest version of its high-end multi-pass Jeti Tauro H3300 inkjet printer family with varnish printing at the C!Print 2023 show later this month. [MacroArt reaps benefits of investment round]( Large-format printer-installer MacroArt invested over £500,000 throughout 2022, allowing the company to achieve massive productivity gains of up to 150%. [New year predictions: Charles Jarrold, BPIF]( Raising the profile of the sector and proving its dynamism and innovation to those in power is one of the Federation CEO’s goals for 2023. [New year predictions: Neil Lovell, The Printing Charity]( The charity CEO’s wish for Christmas is the industry finding some respite from uncertainty in 2023, although he fears he may have more chance winning the lottery! [Sponsored content] [Solopress details strategy behind its £5m move into B1]( [Solopress details strategy behind its £5m move into B1]( Driven by demand and an appetite to diversify, Solopress recently announced £5m in new investment. Now, the Essex-based printer shares the logic behind its strategic spend and how it changed the business and its offering to trade clients. [Yesterday's most read] [Bespoke print specialist files admin intention]( [Warwick Printing Company updates on progress]( [Xerox acquires Advanced UK]( [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] [The December 2022 and January 2023 issue of Printweek is out now. Our 'Recession Proof issue’ is crammed with thought-provoking insights, business critical info and all the latest news and views from the UK print industry...]( [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]( [In House Operator (Blender)]( [Sign Technician]( [Business Development Manager - Large Format & POS]( [Lead Sign Installer]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Protect yourself in tough times]( [Protect yourself in tough times]( The world is in trouble. Interest rates are rising, demand is down, energy is viciously expensive and there’s war in Ukraine. [Business inspection: Thriving and surviving]( [Business inspection: Thriving and surviving]( Planning the launch of a new business is challenging in any market at any time, but doing it while also coping with serious mental and physical illness takes it to another level. [Ensure your suppliers' eco credentials measure up]( [Ensure your suppliers' eco credentials measure up]( With sustainability back on the agenda and brands found to be greenwashing called out all over social media, being able to prove your eco claims is essential. [Product portfolio] [Star product Horizon iCE StitchLiner Mark V]( Horizon’s solution for high-throughput, high-quality booklets upgraded with iCE LiNK workflow management capability plus the ability to handle continuous-fed rolls. [Me & My: Agfa Jeti Tauro H3300]( Iain Clasper-Cotte, managing director of Northern Flags and its wide-format display specialist sister company FaberExposize UK, loves Agfa machines. He’s assembled such an impressive array of Agfa devices at the company’s factory in Leeds that some local printers jokingly refer to Northern Flags as the “Agfa showroom of the north”. © MA Business Limited 2023. [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](.