Disciplines

‘We will continue to grow, but it has to be sustainable’
SMP Group managing director Bradley Slade might not have the diverse CV of some his peers, but in his 23 years at the out-of-home and POS specialist he’s certainly learned a thing or two about the...

The do-it-all options for short-run specialists
Short runs and fast turnarounds have been a particular feature of digital printing since the start. Most people will be aware of the concepts and challenges of variable data and runs lengths of one,...

Q&A: Andy Simpson Operations director, Plastic Card Services
George Clooney lookalike Andy first stepped into the world of print when he started work at Plastic Card Services 18 years ago.

Killer app: Southernprint serves up tasty recipe for perforation
Readers of monthly food magazine Delicious are in for a treat this month because the Easter issue includes a uniquely produced run-of-paper (ROP) perforated 16pp pull-out section packed with an array...

Pack sector builds on innovation
Three-quarters of the exhibitors that lined the halls of the 11th Packaging Innovations, which took place at Birmingham’s NEC last month, have already rebooked for next year following another...

It’s back and this time it’s personalised
Print is back, it’s official.

Calculating the costs of kit enlightenment
No one likes reading the manual. Whether it be electronics, toys or furniture, the huge accompanying instruction booklets are usually largely left untouched. And even when instructions are followed,...

Me & my: Durst Rho P10 160
Mark Bartlett and Matthew Wilkins were pioneering digital signage even before there were proper wide-format digital printers. The pair originally worked at 3M in Bracknell in the 1980s and were tasked...

Show business: why there’s no business like it
Miles Linney takes a “lucky coin”. That’s because at trade shows and exhibitions luck can be a big help. Visiting shows, insists Linney Group’s chief executive, is a must, even if attending a big...

Star product: Epson SureColor SC-P20000
Epson’s latest addition to its SureColor wide-format range is its biggest and fastest to date.