Disciplines

60 seconds with Webmart

Print procurement business Webmart was set up in 1996 and celebrated its 20th anniversary in April. Founder Simon Biltcliffe “saw the market was changing” and negotiated his exit from BPC...

Die-hard litho firm learns to love digital

Keith Whisson was not always a fan of digital print: “There are too many fools buying digital presses who don’t know much about print. It has brought the value of print, which used to be a prosperous...

Sleeve specialists get into a groove

Last year was a watershed moment for sales of vinyl records in the UK. Just over 2 million LPs were purchased in 2015 – a 64% increase on the previous year and a 21-year sales high, according to...

Opal produces a jewel of a job for McCullin’s photos

Bath-based Opal Print would have been as surprised as anyone to find out it had been selected to print acclaimed war photographer Don McCullin’s new retrospective Irreconcilable Truths.

Should we stay or should we go?

With the hustings over and the EU vote just days away, recruitment specialist Harrison Scott and PrintWeek teamed up to find out if print professionals want in or out.

Bullish Team GB belongs in Europe

For two weeks this month, the PrintWeek team has been in what can only be described as a Drupa bubble – having decamped to Düsseldorf to produce the show’s daily newspaper.

Me & my: KAS Paper Systems Mailmaster Eclipse

Simplyhealth is a healthcare insurance company with roots going back 140 years to hospital funds set up in Victorian days. Today it offers health cash plans to help customers claim cash back for...

Techie tips to back up your presses

A printing business is a technology business, with many elements vital to its smooth operation – from fast networks and file storage systems, to security and e-commerce platforms. PrintWeek asked a...

Star product: Mimaki UJV55-320

Mimaki's Fespa favourite opens up grand-format printing for a more modest price.

Landa leaves Drupa with huge order book

Landa Digital Printing has reported a huge pipeline of “real orders” for its Nanography digital presses after Drupa, as well as “overwhelming” interest in its Nano-Metallography alternative to...