Walstead confirms 64pp plan; Apprenticeship levy reform calls; Bex rejigs management team; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 06 February 2023 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient] [Today's top stories] [Walstead confirms plans for 64pp short-grain]( [Walstead confirms plans for 64pp short-grain]( Walstead Group has decided on the future location of one of the key assets acquired from YM Group’s web division, with the 64pp short-grain Sunday 5000 press set to be installed at one of its UK sites. [Half of apprenticeship levy funds go to waste]( [Half of apprenticeship levy funds go to waste]( As National Apprenticeship Week 2023 kicks off, new figures have revealed that employers have spent just half (56%) of their apprenticeship levy over the past five years. [Bex Design & Print supports growth with new management team]( [Bex Design & Print supports growth with new management team]( A screen and digital printer that was acquired last year has appointed a new management team to support its growth. [Lessebo collaborates on green book paper launch]( Swedish paper manufacturer Lessebo Paper has partnered with publisher Bonnier Books and printer Livonia Print to launch a paper targeted at minmising the carbon footprint of printed books. [Navigator eyes Spain and France growth with latest acquisition]( The Navigator Company has acquired Gomà -Camps Group’s Consumer Tissue business, including the acquisition of Spanish company Gomà -Camps Consumer and French firm Gomà Camps France (GC Consumer). [Yesterday's most read] [Larger than life finishing firm founder remembered]( [Potential buyers run rule over CVG]( [Stag Print buys secondhand Komori to support growth]( [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] [Vinyl / Graphics Installer - Large Format / Signage]( [Mailing Enclosing Operators]( [Vehicle Graphics Installer]( [Hot Foil Blocker Operator - Print or Packaging]( [UK Sales Manager | Paper and Board Packaging | UK – North]( [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](.