UPM reduces uncoated capacity; Snows assets sold; Mega mail tender goes live; Ruddocks; JICMail; and more...

[Latest print buying news]( [view text only version]( [View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Monday 27 March 2023 [Print buying bulletin] [Latest headlines] [UPM makes further reduction to uncoated capacity]( [UPM makes further reduction to uncoated capacity]( UPM has announced a further reduction in uncoated magazine paper capacity and has brought forward the shutdown of its Austrian newsprint mill. [Snows Business Forms admins reveal more as various assets sold]( [Snows Business Forms admins reveal more as various assets sold]( The joint administrators of long-established Southampton forms and custom stationery supplier Snows Business Forms have outlined the circumstances that lead to the closure of the business, and revealed that certain assets have been sold. [Seven figure mail tender and bumper signage contract up for grabs]( [Seven figure mail tender and bumper signage contract up for grabs]( A mailing tender worth £1.3m is the biggest industry tender currently live, with a major signage manufacture framework also active. [Sponsored content] [Seven figure mail tender and bumper signage contract up for grabs]( [Discover how smart marketers are using print to drive digital engagement]( [Seven figure mail tender and bumper signage contract up for grabs]( [Good for your business, good for the planet]( As the much-maligned fashion industry looks to clean up its act, on-demand direct-to-fabric printing might just represent its, and your, biggest opportunity. [In the news] [Ruddocks revamps strategic offering]( Ruddocks has rebranded itself as a creative production agency, embracing all media in an effort to become a one-stop-shop for clients. [JICMail launches new Response Rate Tracker]( JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has released results from its inaugural Response Rate Tracker research. [Smurfit Kappa completes Russian exit]( Smurfit Kappa has completed the disposal of its Russian operations after a process that has taken just under a year. [Sign & Digital UK impresses at the NEC]( The 2023 edition of Sign & Digital UK (SDUK) has been warmly received, as in-person trade shows continue to prove their worth in the post-pandemic business environment. [Industry leaders react, three years on from lockdown]( While today (23 March) marks three years since the first Covid lockdown was implemented in the UK, the impact of that and subsequent lockdowns are still felt across the industry while the ramifications continue to make national headlines. [Fespa to feature expanded exhibitor line-up]( Fespa has revealed that a raft of new and returning exhibitors will participate at its Global Print Expo in Munich in May. [In this issue] [The February and March issue is out now. Our ‘2023 Shortlist issue’ is jam-packed with the best the UK print industry has to offer as well as all the usual thought-provoking insights and the latest news and views...]( [Got some news? Email the PrintWeek newsdesk here](mailto:printweek.newsdesk@markallengroup.com) [PrintWeek jobs] [Business Development Manager - Direct Mail / Print]( [Account Manager | Print & POS | Belgium]( [Managing Director Designate]( [Sign & Graphics Installer]( [ESTIMATOR - LARGE FORMAT / DIGITAL PRINT / LITHO]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [VMC - back with a bang for the 10th anniversary]( [VMC - back with a bang for the 10th anniversary]( The BPIF’s Visual Media Conference (VMC) event returns to Leeds’ Rose Bowl on 4 April 2023, for the first time in three years. [2023 Printweek Awards winners revealed]( [2023 Printweek Awards winners revealed]( The UK print industry bathed in the reflected glory of the best the sector has to offer as the 2023 Printweek Award winners were unveiled at glittering ceremony at London’s iconic Brewery last night. [IGAS 2022: Tokyo story]( [IGAS 2022: Tokyo story]( Japan combines a modern high-tech industrialised economy with a lively print market that has led to a large number of printing equipment suppliers playing an outsize role internationally. So it’s always worth keeping an eye on the country’s premier print event, the International Graphic Arts Show or IGAS, to get an idea of some of the latest print tech that might be headed to the UK. [Use every possible tool to recoup costs]( [Use every possible tool to recoup costs]( Increasing general inflation, rising input prices, changes to taxation, demands for more pay – just some of the challenges that businesses, print or otherwise, are having to cope with. What with the pandemic and Brexit, all in all, this decade has become, so far, one to forget and it’s patently clear that print must get on with whatever is thrown at it. © MA Business Limited 2023. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Print Buying Weekly bulletin 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](.