Helloprint boss speaks out; PFI buys Novum; Wilkins invests £2.5m; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Thursday 09 February 2023 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient] [Today's top stories] [Helloprint CEO: we are not the content police]( [Helloprint CEO: we are not the content police]( Helloprint has made the headlines in both the Daily Mail and Pink News after the web-to-print specialist found itself at the centre of contrasting views over ‘wokeism’, women’s rights and trans rights. [PFI buys Novum for Speedscreen merger]( [PFI buys Novum for Speedscreen merger]( Large-format print group PFI bought Novum Graphics in mid-January, merging the business with its Speedscreen subsidiary. [Wilkins group invests £2.5m in new Komori]( [Wilkins group invests £2.5m in new Komori]( Retail packaging printer Wilkins Group has invested £2.5M in a brand-new Komori Lithrone GLX40 carton press. [Premier expands Glasgow operations]( Paper and packaging supplier Premier has expanded its Glasgow operations, moving employees to a larger site in Coatridge. [Ainsley Signs full speed ahead after Colorado install]( Ainsley Signs has ramped up the pace of production after installing a Canon Colorado 1650 UVgel roll-to-roll printer. [Yesterday's most read] [Pepper Communications set for liquidation]( [Dominion Print founder and MD passes]( [TimsonsCPI celebrates first order]( [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] [Designer / Artworker - Signage & Graphics]( [In-Plant Flexo Ink Manager]( [Client Services Representative]( [Estimator]( [Technical Artworker / Repro 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](.