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15 May 2023 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient] [Today's top stories] [Council switches print format for local elections]( [Council switches print format for local elections]( East Herts District Council sent voters a new style poll card with a perforated edge opening for the local elections earlier this month, in a change from the previous format due to more information being required than before. [Haybrooke launches PaaS for Printers outsourcing service]( [Haybrooke launches PaaS for Printers outsourcing service]( Haybrooke has expanded its 'printing as a service' (PaaS) procurement model to enable printers to use the system for outsourcing. [Bristol Labels targets flexo market with new Edale press]( [Bristol Labels targets flexo market with new Edale press]( Bristol Labels hopes to double its turnover after installing a brand-new Edale FL1 Prime flexo label press. [Stocksigns bags SwissQprint’s 100th UK install]( Health and safety signage specialist Stocksigns has directly upgraded its main flatbed production press by swapping out a first-generation SwissQprint Impala for a fourth-generation model. [Strong Q1 for K&B]( Koenig & Bauer has reported a big increase in sales in Q1, and has also reduced its losses for the quarter. [UPM reins back expectations for 2023]( UPM has issued a profit warning and has lowered its forecasts for this year. [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] [Newsprinters to close Knowsley print plant]( [Another liquidation for print entrepreneur]( [Royal Mail CEO quits]( [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
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