More software M&A for Grafenia; Royal Mail accused of downgrading letters; Paperchase on the brink again; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Wednesday 18 January 2023 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient]( [Today's top stories] [Grafenia acquires Care Management Systems]( [Grafenia acquires Care Management Systems]( Grafenia has taken another step away from print after acquiring Care Management Systems (CMS), a provider of care home management software and systems, on a debt free/cash free basis. [Senior MP accuses Royal Mail of prioritising parcels over letters]( [Senior MP accuses Royal Mail of prioritising parcels over letters]( Business committee chair Darren Jones has accused Royal Mail of prioritising parcels over letters, and therefore breaching its legal obligations. [Paperchase up for sale again as expansion plans fall through]( [Paperchase up for sale again as expansion plans fall through]( The consortium that bought Paperchase in August 2022 has put the firm up for sale just five months after its purchase, according to reports. [Printing Charity highlights housing opportunities for industry veterans]( The Printing Charity has vacancies available at its independent living developments for retired printers or their relatives. [New year predictions: Lance Hill, Eight Days A Week Print Solutions]( Eight Days A Week Print Solutions managing director Lance Hill is hoping that in 2023 he will be able to spend more time in his virtual helicopter to sanity check the direction of travel as he drives forward the company's growth strategy. [New year predictions: Lucy Swanston, Strategic Mailing Partnership]( Starting as chair of the Strategic Mailing Partnership earlier this year, Nutshell Creative managing director Lucy Swanston hails the fighting spirit of the industry but highlights the changes many printers could make to evolve. [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] [Complete Business Solutions acquired in pre-pack]( [Prestwich to leave Adare SEC]( [Bespoke print specialist files admin intention]( [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] [Account Manager X2 / Account Director X1 - Print Management]( [DIE CUTTING OPERATIVE]( [Site Lead | Corrugated | Suffolk]( [Business Development Director]( [Sales Executive - Reusable Bags]( [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](.