Consumables
Star product: Paper health checks
Paper supplier Media Paper Management has launched a free six-monthly paper health check initiative for all its customers to ensure that they are always making the most cost-effective and...
I swear by my: Freelife Mrida
I believe that individuals, companies and industries should all make a positive change in order to try and help the environment. Because of this, choosing a grade with environmental accreditations was...
Star product: 225gsm Post-Marque range
Board Envelopes, the UKs only dedicated envelope manufacturer of weights over 210gsm, has updated its Post-Marque range to include a heavier 225gsm pulp board. This new weight is set to become the...
I swear by my: Satimat and Inuit paper
The Print Managers Handbook 2007 is for people in the industry, so it was important that it was produced using top-notch substrates. I discussed a variety of options with a lot of people and settled...
Reel cost benefits
Spiralling paper prices have forced many printers to find new ways to cut costs in their supply chain and, with the web printers muscling in its sheetfed work, Banbury-based Stones the Printers is no...
Preserving our prized works
The metre-thick walls and reinforced windows are bomb proof. There are quarantine rooms fitted with low-oxygen chambers and freezers to ensure nothing potentially hazardous enters the building. The...
Flexo, letterpress and gravure inks
Gravure inks, in comparison to offset inks, are a lot less viscous. The gravure printing process requires liquid ink, which fills the cells of the printing cylinders at a high speed. To keep the...
Arets hires new sales rep Taylor
Arets Graphics is to further expand its sales team with the appointment of Adrian Taylor as technical sales representative.
Three ex-Sun Chemical staff set up inks firm
Three former Sun Chemical employees, including former Sun Chemical Gibbon managing director Graham Frost, have set up their own inks and coatings venture, Inks Coating European (ICE).
Star product: XCP Pressguard
Scottish-firm Marott Graphic Services has launched a protection fluid aimed directly at the printing industry.