Disciplines

Me & my: Fastbind Casematic H46Pro
In early 2011, Midlands-based digital print outfit John E Wright detected a growing trend. The company, which is headquartered in Nottingham and operates seven offices in nearby locations, noticed...

Business inspection: How to reap the rewards of awards
Entering industry awards helped Screaming Colour to stand out from its rivals.

Sector’s success is driven by ongoing tech development
Over the past few years, while other sectors have struggled in tough market conditions, wide-format and textiles has enjoyed stable, and enviable, growth – in technology, in sales and, perhaps most...

New-look investors
Necessity is the mother of invention, or so it’s said. This has certainly been true when it comes to raising funds for growth in recent years; it has been a lean time for securing business loans from...

‘We’re not selling a dream, we have to sell the reality’
Martin Mayo officially became head of Kodak’s UK operation last summer. An engineer by trade (his first job was as a service engineer for Radio Rentals, fixing video recorders) he’s possibly the first...

‘New’ Ipex excels for many but future looks less secure
To all intents and purposes, last month’s ‘new’ Ipex, while much smaller than previous shows, actually exceeded many peoples’ expectations.

Killer app: Signbox creates head-turning artwork for Skype HQ
The central London offices of digital media companies have a certain reputation to maintain. Declining the London bus, ‘Granny’s Flat’ and ‘Hobbit Hole’ aesthetics of a certain other media giant’s...

Argos sets affordability target with new inkjet coater
A new entry-level inkjet spot UV coater is set to hit the market this summer.

B&B Press orders UK's first LED UV presses
Rotherham-based B&B Press has become the first UK printer to order LED-UV offset presses, investing over £1m in a Sakurai Oliver 480SD LED UV four-colour and 580SD LED UV five-colour press.

Arizona extends substrate capabilities for Graphic Works
Following on from the installation and integration of a new Canon Océ Arizona 660XT flatbed printer, Graphic Works has expanded its range of products to include printed acrylics and custom cartons.