Disciplines

Who will be print’s flag-bearer?
Despite it being more than a year since its demise, if you put the word Polestar in a PrintWeek headline then it’s still guaranteed to be one of the most read stories.

Improving outlook signals better DM weather ahead
Evidence that print is making something of a comeback, in the marketing sphere at least, continues to grow more and more convincingly.

Star product: Duplo DuSense DDC-810
Duplo breaks into digital spot varnishing with compact device.

Me & my: Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 LE-UV
When Superior Creative Services installed a Muller Martini Concepta 8 web offset press to handle its growing document business, this led it to also replace its 10-year-old sheetfed Komori press with...

Setting out a plan for long-term viability
Jason Short jetted off to Barcelona last week. For a man who went a long way, he’s come a long way. The managing director of Qualvis Print & Packaging was in the cosmopolitan capital of Catalonia for...

Fespa hailed as ‘most international ever’
This year’s Fespa has been hailed as the “most international ever”, with delegates from 139 countries visiting across the five days.

FFEI and Xaar combine for ‘Printbar Uncovered’
FFEI has taken on the sale and distribution of Xaar’s Print Bar System, dubbing the new partnership Printbar Uncovered.

Plain packaging regs come into force
New regulations forcing tobacco companies to sell cigarettes and rolling tobacco in plain packaging came into force over the weekend.

Zünd acquires UK reseller
Digital finishing equipment reseller and distributor Zünd Plotting Systems (UK) has been acquired by Swiss-based Zünd Systemtechnik AG.

Question mark over St Ives contracts
Uncertainty over a number of major contracts at St Ives could put a crimp in the group's plans to sell off its print operations.