Astra wins £7m Global deal; Scalderhurst joins Aims; Spiralling costs hit Reach; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Tuesday 26 July 2022 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Kodak] [Today's top stories] [Rebranded Astra Group wins £7m Global contract]( [Rebranded Astra Group wins £7m Global contract]( ADXBA and Astra Signs have unveiled their parent group’s new identity, Astra Group, and landed a contract worth over £7m with media and entertainment group Global. [Scalderhurst joins Aims Group]( [Scalderhurst joins Aims Group]( Merchant and paper converter Scalderhurst has joined the Aims Group of independent merchants. [Reach results hit by newsprint costs]( [Reach results hit by newsprint costs]( Reach’s newsprint bill ballooned by more than 50% in the first half of the year, with the media group cutting print runs and pagination to try to mitigate the cost increase. [BC Partners enters into joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni]( Bain Capital Private Equity has signed definitive documents with international investment firm BC Partners to enter into a joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni. [DS Smith removes over 300 million pieces of problem plastic]( DS Smith has designed out over 313 million pieces of problem plastics in the last two years as part of its plastic replacement programme. [Sponsored content] [Ensure door drops have the best chance of delivering]( [Ensure door drops have the best chance of delivering]( With potential Royal Mail strike action looming, is now a good time to discuss alternative providers to ensure your door-drop campaign delivers on the proven effectiveness of the media channel? [Collegial disruption for an industry under pressure]( [Collegial disruption for an industry under pressure]( Zaikio founder and managing director Matthias Prinz explains how a platform company from Mainz pushes digitisation in the print industry. [Yesterday's most read] [Former YM director calls for investigation into group's affairs]( [BoxWay to restructure and invest]( [Proposal made to take Bobst private]( [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] [Our 'give credit where credit's due' strapline delivers on two counts in the April & May issue. We take a close look at how you improve debt control and reveal the deserving winners of the 2022 Printweek Awards in a special supplement...]( [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] [Account Manager | Multi Channel Marketing & Communication | East Midlands]( [Telesales and Customer Service Executive]( [Account Executive]( [Client Services Manager | Print Management – Large Format Graphic & POS | North West]( [Packaging Buyer]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Moving on]( [Moving on]( It’s rare for firms to stay in the premises they’ve occupied since their inception. Demands and needs change and some firms grow and require more space within which to breathe while others find that new technology equates to smaller premises and cost savings. A number, however, struggle and must cut their cloth accordingly. [Driving down the cost of e-vehicles]( [Driving down the cost of e-vehicles]( It’s perfectly clear that the direction of travel in automotive – pun intended – is toward zero- emission vehicles. For the present, this means buying electric. [Product portfolio] [Star product: Koenig & Bauer Durst VariJet 106]( This press partnership sets out to offer the best of digital and offset for packaging printers. [Me & My: Horizon BQ-160 PUR perfect binder]( Allistair Hunter, managing director of Clacton-on-Sea-based print, direct mail and publishing business The DS Group says that to be successful in the printing industry and enjoy longevity you have to constantly look to add value and create efficiencies in your business. © MA Business Limited 2022. [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](.