Prinovis to close last print plant; GPI to create 30 jobs; EU tightens packaging regs; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 23 January 2023 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient]( [Today's top stories] [Bertelsmann exits gravure with final Prinovis plant closure]( [Bertelsmann exits gravure with final Prinovis plant closure]( Prinovis is to wind down its last remaining print plant, heralding the swansong of gravure technology at its parent, German media giant Bertelsmann. [Graphic Packaging moves Bristol ops to larger site]( [Graphic Packaging moves Bristol ops to larger site]( Graphic Packaging International is moving its Bristol beverage packaging manufacturing operations to a new, state-of-the-art facility nearby, creating up to 30 new jobs. [EU closing the loop on packaging from 2025]( [EU closing the loop on packaging from 2025]( The European Commission has unveiled new packaging regulations that will take effect from 2025, and require all packaging used in the bloc to be recyclable by 2030. [ePS to kick off evolved Connect event]( eProductivity Software (ePS) has revealed the final details before it welcomes delegates and partners to its evolved Connect user conference and industry event taking place this week in Las Vegas. [National World acquires The Newry Reporter]( National World has acquired The Newry Reporter, a community-based paid weekly newspaper and e-edition that was in danger of closure. [New year predictions: Dominic Hartley, Lexon Group]( Lexon Group managing director Dominic Hartley has seen high demand at the Welsh printer despite 2022's economic headwinds. In 2023, Hartley's hope is for a public that values the beauty of physical print. [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] [MetroMail and Lbox form strategic partnership]( [De La Rue shares drop after Kenya and India announcement]( [Xenotron co-founder Tim Coldwell RIP]( [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] [Reprographics Studio Operator]( [Flexographic Printer]( [Pre-Press Operator]( [Cut & Crease Operative | Cartons | Cambridgeshire]( [Account Manager | Print Management – Direct Mail | Work From Home – UK Based – Part of a Multi-Site]( [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](.