Disciplines

New Antalis workshops to focus on signmaking
Antalis UK is extending its series of regional workshops and adding six new sessions focused on signmaking.

Label Apeel launches training academy
A printer has created an in-house training centre after experiencing a "dearth" of recruits with flexo label skills.

KBA ups factory output after jump in sheetfed orders
KBA is optimistic about its prospects for the full year, although it has a way to go to hit its €1bn (£708m) annual sales target.

St Ives strives to maintain print margins
St Ives has described trading in its large-format print wing as “challenging” ahead of its year-end results, but still expects to post figures that are in line with market expectations.

Why achieving marginal gains is worth the price
In winning the 2015 Tour de France last month Chris Froome did something no British rider had managed before, becoming the first to win the race two times.

Star product: Polar Digicut
An entry-level laser cutter from the German finishing specialist.

60 seconds with Etiquette Labels
Founded in 1991 on the back of the barcoding boom, Etiquette Labels expanded quickly and established itself in self adhesive labels, primarily for the food industry.

Overmatter: bin blunder
Overmatter still wakes up in cold sweat sometimes, upon remembering a head-scratching hoo-hah back in the day when attempting to create the artwork for self-cling window decals, which needed to be...

Q&A: Derek Knoll Chairman, Hastings Printing Co
Derek is 83 and has been in the trade since he was 14, a whopping 69 years – beat that! He still goes into the office twice a week and likes to keep up with advances within the trade.

Why investing in your staff’s skills really does add up
As the brilliant industrialist Henry Ford once said, “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80.” The quote has stood the test of time and arguably is more relevant today than ever.