Royal Mail posts bumper loss; Industry contracted in Q1; First Revoria customer revealed; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Thursday 18 May 2023 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient] [Today's top stories] [Royal Mail: improving quality of service is "top priority"]( [Royal Mail: improving quality of service is "top priority"]( Royal Mail has again called for “major reform” of the USO after posting a £1bn operating loss – reduced to a mere £419m, or £8m a week – on an adjusted basis. [Industry contracted in Q1 as output and order levels fell]( [Industry contracted in Q1 as output and order levels fell]( The first quarter of 2023 turned out to be more challenging than expected for the UK’s printing and printed packaging industry, according to the BPIF’s latest Printing Outlook report. [First Revoria customer revealed]( [First Revoria customer revealed]( Scotland’s Loxley Colour is set to install the UK’s first Fujifilm Revoria digital press after signing up for a top-of-the-range PC1120 model. [Hollywood Monster buys Sygnet in pre-pack]( Birmingham wide-format and trade printer Hollywood Monster has acquired Leicester-based Sygnet Group from administration, taking the company to a combined turnover of £12m. [Metsä Board to begin negotiations on possible temporary layoffs]( Metsä Board is set to initiate change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs for its paperboard and BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) mills in Finland. [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] [Futurama in administration]( [PFI Group posts loss after massive writedown]( [Two Sides welcomes Springfield and HP plus new director]( [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] [Sales Account Manager]( [Business Development Manager]( [Estimator / Account Manager - Print]( [Print Finisher]( [Account Manager | Print Management | Manchester]( [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](.