Summer contracts up for grabs; Directors banned over BBL; UK first for Brailsford; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 23 June 2023 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Quadient] [Today's top stories] [Fresh print tenders open for bids]( [Fresh print tenders open for bids]( A new trio of print tenders has appeared on the government’s Contracts Finder service. [Directors banned over BBL]( [Directors banned over BBL]( Two directors of a publishing company have been disqualified for abusing taxpayer-backed Covid business loan support. [John Brailsford in Morgana UK first]( [John Brailsford in Morgana UK first]( John Brailsford Printers has become the first UK company to install a Morgana ColorCut SC6000 digital die-cutting and creasing machine. [Foilco achieves carbon neutrality]( Stamping foils manufacturer and supplier Foilco has achieved carbon neutrality through its operational emissions. [PDC becomes exclusive JBI distributor]( Perfect Document Creation (PDC) has become the exclusive UK distributor for James Burn International (JBI) punching and binding equipment. [Yesterday's most read] [Firm fined after incident results in amputations]( [Royal Mail ballot underway at last]( [Scottish print apprentices honoured at awards]( [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] [Business Development Manager | Print Management | North]( [Print Account Manager]( [Direct Mail Business Development Manager]( [Business Development Manager | Commercial Print | South UK]( [Business Development - New & Existing Accounts]( [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](.