Disciplines

How to raise your profile or make an impression
Now that colour digital printing is ‘good enough’ for the sort of things most people want to do with it, attention is switching to the twiddly bits that catch the eye and add value to the print job.

Interactivity and inclusivity on show in thriving sector
Gerry Sherwood, event director for the Easyfairs’ Packaging Portfolio, is an ambitious man.

Find growth in a shrinking marketplace
It doesn’t look good. Cheque volumes in the UK have dropped from 4 billion in 1990 to around the 600-million mark today.

Connecting paths of cooperation
There is no doubt that technology is helping companies to collaborate in ways that were unthinkable 20 years ago. The internet is of course the main reason for this – but advances in video technology,...

Me & my: Sakurai Oliver 466SD LED UV
Waiting days for printed jobs to dry is not much fun in an industry that increasingly demands rapid turnarounds.

Duplo inviting potential customers to get Hands-On with its products
Duplo will be hosting a Hands-On Open House event at its Addlestone, Surrey headquarters, exhibiting a raft of its own machinery along with kit from some of its partners.

Printwell rounds off £1m investment with iGen install
Commercial printer Printwell UK has invested £1m in a range of new equipment, including the second Xerox iGen 5 digital press in the country to be installed with all three of its fifth colour...

Boardlink invests and consolidates
North Wales-based cartonboard manufacturer and converter Boardlink Group has invested £4.5m in buying its previously-rented manufacturing facility, upgrading its equipment and has consolidated its two...

St Ives to initiate cost-reduction measures
St Ives has initiated further cost-reduction measures in its Marketing Activation segment, leading its share price to fall to a six-month low.

Buxton buys Excel out of administration
Buxton Press, the PrintWeek 2016 Company of the Year, has acquired Excel Publishing out of administration.