Disciplines

Overmatter: In vino veritas?

Wine and print together are Overmatter’s idea of the perfect story. At a Tesco not far from PrintWeek Towers someone with an oenophilic turn of phrase that would put Jilly Goolden to shame has hacked...

Why printers need to get better at self-promotion

Doctors are notoriously bad at diagnosing themselves, while police officers and lawyers have been known to forget the law when it comes to their own actions. And so it should come as no surprise that...

Micro-publishers put local papers back in headlines

Cheeky seagull nabs crisps’, ‘OAP driver hits lampost’ and ‘Early customers find Boots closed’. Just a few of the results to pop up should you Google ‘local news headlines’.

Interview: 'The market is what it is and that’s what we plan for’

Next month, Pensord managing director Darren Coxon will be celebrating the fourth anniversary of the MBO he led with operations director Karl Gater at the 148-staff Welsh magazine printer.

Q&A: Phil Wright, managing director, Paramount Labels & Tags

Phil has spent all his working life in print, and got into label printing 21 years ago. In 2008 he set up Cannock-based trade label printing specialist Paramount Labels with a friend, now sadly no...

Business inspection: building on your digital successes

A wide-format investment opened up lucrative new applications, including vehicle wraps.

Government details plans to tackle late payments to SME

Late payment from customers to suppliers is an ongoing problem that can have severe consequences for small businesses. Not being paid on time hurts companies financially because it creates cashflow...

Wide-format advances set big applications in motion

Here’s a question. Which is more likely to catch the passer-by’s eye: a static, albeit beautifully printed, image, or one where the models pictured are blowing animated kisses to the viewer?

Star product: Xerox Versant 2100

New mid-level production engine ups speed and quality.

Me & my: Heidelberg Eurobind Pro

A lot has happened at GPS Colour Graphics since Joseph Smith founded the business at 34 High Street, Belfast, back in 1797. The company has passed through the hands of several different families, been...