Disciplines

Overmatter: Wehrle’s whirl

Immediate Media paper buying supremo Steve Wehrle recently celebrated 50 years at the business (and at the BBC before that) with a ‘dress through the decades’ themed party.

60 seconds with Solway Offset

Solway Print is run by Amanda Creedon Bass and Matthew Ronnie. It was founded 43 years ago by their fathers Mac Creedon and John Ronnie.

Business inspection: A spacious and secure IT set-up

Migrating IT to a hybrid cloud system boosted Romax’s security, scalability and ability to collaborate.

Aspiring authors need printers with the write stuff

Printed books are doing rather well. Bookseller Foyles posted an 8.1% increase, year on year, in printed books sales for December 2014, while Waterstones says sales of physical books rose 5% in the...

Q&A: Joanne Hindley Commercial director, Peter Scott Printers

Joanne Hindley is 39 years old and, after she turns 40 later this year, will have worked at Peter Scott Printers (PSP) for half her life.

Interview: ‘I bring knowledge of how to deliver value to members’

Despite the fact that he’s a biologist by training, by virtue of his degree at least, the BPIF’s new chief executive, Charles Jarrold, still feels he’s been involved with print for as long as he can...

Division of labour? How SPL will impact your business

Waiting for new employment legislation to hit is a bit like expecting a baby. There’s plenty of time to prepare, but when the momentous day arrives some of the demands can still prove a shock to the...

Star product: Arjowiggins Alive

A ‘digital’ paper that opens up a range of applications.

Me & my: Konica Minolta bizhub Press C1085

I wanted it in and running before I parted with any money,” says Bell & Bain managing director Stephen Docherty regarding his purchase of the Konica Minolta bizhub Press C1085.

Souped-up offset delivers digi-beating performance

Conventional wisdom says that digital is the best way to go for short-run and quick-turnaround work.