Dragons back packaging start-up; De La Rue CFO resigns; Bakers boosts BakPac offering; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Tuesday 31 January 2023 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient] [Today's top stories] [Dragons’ Den win for eco packaging seed kits]( [Dragons’ Den win for eco packaging seed kits]( A gardening start-up won £80,000 of investment from BBC show Dragons’ Den investor Sara Davies, founder of hobby supplier Crafter’s Companion, after impressing judges with seed kits encased in compostable moulded fibre pods. [De La Rue CFO to step down]( [De La Rue CFO to step down]( De La Rue’s chief financial officer Rob Harding is set to step down from his role, and as a director of the company, to take on a new role as chief financial officer for PayPoint. [Baker Labels boosts BakPac with Digicon 3000 install]( [Baker Labels boosts BakPac with Digicon 3000 install]( Trade label printer Baker Labels has expanded the finishing capabilities of its digital pouch production facility BakPac with a “half million-pound investment” in a Digicon 3000 from ABG and Edale. [Stora Enso reports big sales boost]( Stora Enso has reported a bumper sales increase for 2022 in its full-year results. [Epson shows off prototype fabric dry recycler on the catwalk]( Renowned Japanese designer Yuima Nakazato partnered with Epson to produce a show at Paris’ Haute Couture Fashion Week, using cloth that had been recycled with new dry recycling technology. [Yesterday's most read] [Alarm bells sound for UK business, but end to crisis in sight]( [New CEO appointed at Vista]( [Screaming Colour box business is sold]( [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] [Business Development Manager - Large Format & POS]( [Large Format Production Manager]( [Production Operative - Large Format Digital]( [General Manager - Signs & Graphics]( [Commercial Manager]( [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](.