Pressure mounts on RM boss; ePS CEO shares plans; Grafenia bonds top £14m; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Wednesday 25 January 2023 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient]( [Today's top stories] [MPs heap pressure on Royal Mail boss]( [MPs heap pressure on Royal Mail boss]( Embattled Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson has been recalled to the BEIS committee of MPs over the apparently inaccurate information he gave last week – just as CWU members are re-balloting on further industrial action and a cyber attack continues to disrupt its export parcels business. [ePS CEO shares highlights and plans in first Connect keynote]( [ePS CEO shares highlights and plans in first Connect keynote]( eProductivity Software (ePS) CEO Gaby Matsliach kicked off its Connect user conference and industry event yesterday (24 January) in Las Vegas by hailing the success of the company’s first year as a standalone business and laying out its future aims. [Grafenia bond issue tops £14m]( [Grafenia bond issue tops £14m]( Grafenia has issued more bonds – its second tranche within the space of two months. [Metallic Elephant launches new polymer letterpress plate division]( Foiling machine and die manufacturer Metallic Elephant has launched a new polymer letterpress division after installing a Dantex AQF 2530 combination processor. [UK Feather Flags Trade in Canon Colorado install]( Online trade services business UK Feather Flags Trade, the new trade-only division of flag producer UK Feather Flags, has invested in a Canon Colorado 1630 UV LED printer. [New year predictions: Liz Smith, LG Davis]( LG Davis managing director Liz Smith has presided over a record-breaking year for the business in 2022, with growth at an all-time high - a trend she hopes will continue into next year. [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] [Printweek Awards 2023 shortlist announced]( [Administration confirmed at London printco]( [Bertelsmann exits gravure with final Prinovis plant closure]( [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] [Lamination / Digital Spot UV Operator - Print]( [Foil & Emboss Operator - Print]( [Project Manager - Signage & Large Format Graphics]( [Gluing Operator]( [Reprographics Studio Operator]( [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](.