Disciplines

Q&A: Phil Walker Director, DTG UK

DTG UK co-founder Phil Walker has spent eight years in printing, graduating from using a tiny vinyl cutter in a back bedroom to a state-of-the-art direct-to-garment printing setup in dedicated...

Proof positive of print’s innovation

Following our usual summer hiatus in print and this issue’s resulting catch-up on the industry’s comings and goings, you could be forgiven for thinking that the past few weeks have been pretty painful...

Kent printer presses on with the Crossrail hoardings

The Crossrail project, a 73-mile-long train line running across and under London and the Home counties, was given approval back in 2008 and construction began a year later.

Industry responds to tribunals ruling

Celebrated by many as a victory for working people over the elite, a Supreme Court battle brought by public sector union Unison against the government led to the scrapping of tribunal fees in late...

Mail bias: how to deliver value in the digital age

Is there any item of stationery that is more familiar, and yet more often overlooked, than an envelope?

Me & my: Fujifilm Acuity LED 3200R UV

Being first to market with a new product has numerous benefits, but first-mover advantage can also have its downsides.

Star product: Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 75

Heidelberg’s lower-cost option in the Speedmaster line-up.

Print may be a strong player but throughput could be better

On the face of it, current labour productivity levels in the UK are pretty dire to say the least. Last month’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures show that hourly output fell 0.5% in Q1 of...

Print helps transform Hull into bubbling cultural hub

When culture comes to mind, residents of or visitors to the UK wouldn’t necessarily earmark the East Yorkshire city of Hull as a bubbling beacon. Swap the city’s only vowel from a ‘u’ to an ‘e’, and...

Marginal gains for unfair advantages

The approach to Brussels’ grand Art Deco Exhibition Halls, which will once again host LabelExpo Europe, is dominated by the gleaming Atomium, a 100m-tall structure of interconnected stainless-steel...