Business Inspection

CPI chief executive Mike Taylor took the mantle of BPIF president last summer with a pledge to put the environment at the top of the agenda. As proof of his green commitment, he also vowed to go...

Phillip Bradbury, managing director of The Direct Printing Company (TDPC), entered the print industry in the mid-'90s and almost at once found he was running a successful business. But by the early...

Having a 1.5m press fall through the floor would be enough to dampen the spirits of even the most tenacious printer. Family-run firm Richard Edward, however, has made a theme of overcoming disaster,...

Have you heard the one about the rise of automation in printing, asks Neil Parr-Davies, digital services manager at Cambrian Printers. In the not-too-distant future, he says, the only handlers manning...

When chief executive Tony Jones joined Pensord in March 2000, his brief from owners Allen, McGuire & Partners was simple: to steady a floundering ship. During those early years, Jones admits survival...

Scotsmen are rumoured to possess no natural love for spending, but Glaswegian Stuart Mason has cause to dispute this longstanding myth. Over the past 15 years, as founder and managing director of...

Seven years ago Derek Faint, managing director of Essex-based SME Redlin Print was faced with a stark decision: either increase the size of his firm or risk becoming just another printer ripe for...

Scarborough isnt at the end of the universe, but its pretty close, jokes Pindar group marketing director David Jesson. But his quip is a respectful one: over the past 130-odd years, as one of the...

While many firms located on the site of the Olympic Park resented their need to relocate to make way for facilities for the 2012 games, Park Communications seized it as an opportunity. The firms old...

Darren Briers has a problem with estimating. Hes fixed the problems that his own business, Northampton-based B2 printer Avalon, had in that area. But he believes the situation it faced before...