Print hits Eurovision high notes; Royal Mail CEO quits; Newsprinters to close Knowsley; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 12 May 2023 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient] [Today's top stories] [Print hits right note for Eurovision and Liverpool]( [Print hits right note for Eurovision and Liverpool]( Liverpool is awash with print as the city gears up for the Eurovision grand final this weekend. [Royal Mail CEO quits]( [Royal Mail CEO quits]( Speculation has proved correct – embattled Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson is to leave the business. [Newsprinters to close Knowsley print plant]( [Newsprinters to close Knowsley print plant]( Newsprinters has announced plans to close its Knowsley plant in a further blow to print employment in the Liverpool area. [John Alden takes up reins as PrintIQ CEO]( PrintIQ’s new CEO John Alden has set his sights on steady growth for the disruptor software company. [Dominion doubles capacity with Vutek install]( Bradford wide-format specialist Dominion Print has installed an EFI Vutek Q5r 5m reel-to-reel inkjet press, effectively doubling its capacity. [Sponsored content] [Direct to Garment printing – is it worth the investment?]( [Direct to Garment printing – is it worth the investment?]( If 30% of all textile items produced today are never purchased, why be part of the problem when you can drive and profit from the solution. [Yesterday's most read] [The Color Company snaps up Sterling Financial Print]( [Heidelberg targets high-volume cartons with new press]( [Three new large print tenders currently live]( [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 April and May issue is out now. Our ‘colourful 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 Team Lead]( [Business Development Director]( [Print Account Manager]( [Large Format Production Operator]( [Business Development Manager - Digital Print]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Weathering the workplace]( [Weathering the workplace]( When it comes to the British, if it’s not football, the royal family, or holidays, the conversation invariably turns to the weather. [Painting the town red, yellow, green and pink]( [Painting the town red, yellow, green and pink]( If there is one sense above all others that is the most powerful, it’s probably vision. A marvel of genetic engineering, eyes gather information about the world. [Unlocking the tenders process]( [Unlocking the tenders process]( Many firms are already switched on to the concept of selling to not just private organisations, but also the public sector. They take part in a market that the government noted in a June 2022 document, Transforming Public Procurement – our transparency ambition, was worth, then, about £300bn a year. [Product portfolio] [Me & My: Zünd G3 3XL-3200]( Founded 25 years ago in Kettering, Northants, Artisan Signs is a family-run, large-format print and signage company that works with a broad range of clients, taking in large retail, marketing and exhibition agencies through to local businesses and organisations. [Star product: Tecnau BookReady]( A novel cut-and-stack solution helps reduce labour requirements. © 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](.