Disciplines
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Pressing questions: who’s made progress since Drupa?
It has now been 18 months since the big Drupa exhibition in Germany in May 2016, so it’s a good point to look at what’s happened to the many digital production presses that were unveiled there, plus a...
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How well can UK printers fare in international markets?
As time ticks away on the Brexit clock, one of the few things we can be quite certain of is the high degree of uncertainty among businesses about a future outside the EU. Negotiations between Downing...
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60 seconds with… Ditto 4 Design
In 2002, Ron Fothergill was working in a Blues Brothers show. “Many of the acts we worked asked us to design their posters and leaflets. We saw an opportunity and started off running two machines in...
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Take your first steps along the M&A trail
Transactional corporate finance is, in the words of printer Tim Black, a “movable feast”. Or should that be a ‘moving target’? Regulators have had a field day in recent years following the dotcom...
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Q&A: Chris Narayan Bindery manager, Rapidity
Chris has worked for 37 years as a hand bookbinder, and his expert skills have been called upon to give demonstrations and teach classes in the art. He loves music and football, his wife, and his...
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National treasure: printers trading on ‘brand Britain’
When was the last time you bought something that was made in Britain? For many of us that’s likely to be a tough question to answer. We’re so accustomed to a global market that we barely bother to...
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Creation rolls-out packaging 'web-to-plate' workflow
Packaging repro specialist Creation is looking to expand its customer base with the launch of its automated digital workflow process CreationLink.
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Barbieri debuts latest spectrophotometer tech
Italian manufacturer Barbieri has unveiled its latest spectrophotometer, the Spectro LFP qb.
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Fuller Davies rounds off £2.8m spend with finishing investment
Fuller Davies has concluded its 2016-initiated major investment programme with the installation of a Muller Martini Bravo Plus saddle-stitcher and a Duplo 600i Booklet System.
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Walstead snaps up ex-Polestar 96pp
Walstead Group has bought one of the giant 96pp web offset presses previously installed at Polestar Sheffield.