Innovationdays plans outlined; Oriel powers up 25%; Duraweld buys multiple brands; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 24 February 2023 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient] [Today's top stories] [Hunkeler Innovationdays exhibitors outline plans for next week]( [Hunkeler Innovationdays exhibitors outline plans for next week]( After a pandemic-enforced break, Swiss manufacturer Hunkeler’s specialist trade show Hunkeler Innovationdays will return next week and a raft of exhibitors have outlined what they plan to show. [Oriel powers up brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster]( [Oriel powers up brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster]( Oriel Printing has taken delivery of a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106, which the firm estimates will boost productivity by more than 25%. [Duraweld buys up liquidated Celsur, Ambro and Abbey Stationery]( [Duraweld buys up liquidated Celsur, Ambro and Abbey Stationery]( Packaging and stationery specialist Duraweld has bought the order books and assets of Celsur Plastics, Ambroplastics and Abbey Stationery Products. [Koenig & Bauer improves profitability in 2022]( Koenig & Bauer has reported that, based on its preliminary and as yet unaudited figures, its preliminary group EBIT for 2022 has exceeded its own forecast, as well as market expectations. [Mondi reports on 2022]( Mondi has posted sales on continuing operations up 28% last year, with an even bigger increase in operating profits at the packaging and paper group. [Optichrome celebrates 60 years]( Woking commercial printer Optichrome celebrated its 60th year in business on Wednesday (22 February). [Yesterday's most read] [Hague Group steps into print production with DCB Group purchase]( [Tense session for Royal Mail bosses]( [RRD sells Canadian operations to DCM]( [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] [Customer Service / Internal Sales]( [Print Finisher (Night Shift)]( [Large Format Printer / Finisher]( [National Business Development Manager - Printed Labels]( [Sign and Graphics Technician]( [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](.