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Barwell adds B1 foiling with Masterwork spend
Barwell Finishers has added B1-format foiling and die-cutting to its existing range of post-press services.

Killer app: Park and PaperShapers aid ‘origamic’ artwork
Who would have thought that paper and print would find their place amongst kinetic, electronic and new media art? Artist Elod Beregszaszi for one. He created a limited-edition installation/pop-up...

Editor’s comment: Web squeeze could presage a new era
It has been a busy few weeks at PrintWeek Towers, what with work starting on the Top 500, last week’s Awards and the Power 100 earlier in the month, and it seems we’re not alone in being under the...

Overmatter: You’re fired!
Overmatter loves The Apprentice, and is especially delighted when a task for the various hapless/egotistical contestants involves print in some form – the measurement mix-up involving a printed flag...

Q&A: Nick Hand, director, The Letterpress Collective
Nick trained as a typographer and says he has loved type, ink and paper ever since. He recently completed an epic cycle ride from Bristol to Mainz in Germany on ‘the printing bike’, carrying an Adana...

Business inspection: Helping the less able find their way
Developing signage to assist dementia sufferers has helped Find build a profitable niche.

Friendlier finance climate opens up digital potential
Finance for investment – or rather, the lack of it – has been a bit of a problem for printing businesses over the past few years, as lenders tightened their purse strings in the aftermath of the...

Power to the people: why DIY may be the way to go
Back in 2010, Ron Davidson, managing director and founder of PM Solutions, wanted to install a wind turbine. An admirable desire to reduce his company’s environmental impact coincided with a generous...

60 seconds with RNB Group
Bob Rhodes and Ryan Metcalf joined forces to set up RNB Group nine years ago. The firm’s services span data processing, digital printing, laser printing, inkjetting, hand fulfilment, machine enclosing...

Me & my: Mimaki JFX200-2513
A burgeoning range of profitable new applications, including printing onto slate, can be chalked up to The Graphic Station’s latest addition, a Mimaki JFX200-2513 flatbed UV wide-format printer.