Buyers run rule over CVG; VMC's April line-up revealed; Finishing firm founder remembered; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 03 February 2023 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient] [Today's top stories] [Potential buyers run rule over CVG]( [Potential buyers run rule over CVG]( A number of interested parties have visited Crown Van Gelder sparking hopes that the mill could be rescued and restart production in the near future. [VMC announces line-up for April return]( [VMC announces line-up for April return]( The BPIF’s Visual Media Conference (VMC) event will return to Leeds’ Rose Bowl on 4 April 2023, for the first time in three years. [Larger than life finishing firm founder remembered]( [Larger than life finishing firm founder remembered]( UK Book Binders chairman Alistair George is set to pass the firm he founded on his final journey after he passed away following a long illness. [The Printing Charity opens Rising Star Awards 2023]( The Printing Charity’s Rising Star Awards, a programme that champions young people working in print, packaging, paper, publishing, and graphics, are now open for applications for 2023. [Stag Print buys secondhand Komori to support growth]( Stag Print has doubled its production capacity after taking on a secondhand Komori LS29 B2 sheetfed litho press. [Next Royal Mail strike date will be this month]( Postal workers have announced a 24-hour strike later this month, with the CWU accusing Royal Mail management of taking actions that “must be viewed as a real step towards the derecognition of the union”. [Yesterday's most read] [Penfield returns to commercial inks market with fresh deal]( [MetroMail rebrands and boosts capabilities]( [Zeus makes first 2023 acquisition]( [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] [Hot Foil Blocker Operator - Print or Packaging]( [New Business Development - Printed Carton Packaging]( [Business Development Manager - Digital Print & Large Format]( [Business Development Manager - Signage]( [Installation Manager - Signage & Graphics]( [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](.