Disciplines

Why the big fish you’ve just landed may bite back

Think big, they say. After all, why would anyone turn up their nose at a huge slice of business? Consider the revenue, the prestige! Maybe even take a moment to bask in the envy of your competitors.

60 seconds with Future Print Leeds

Future Print Leeds evolved in January 2016 when managing director Tim Roberts and design director Rob Dawson decided to go it alone after the owner of the firm they previously worked at passed away....

Overmatter: Johnny B Gutenberg?

Think about Johannes Gutenberg and the image that tends to springs to mind is of a bearded old chap in a hat, wearing some typical 15th century garb, perhaps inspecting a sheet from his revolutionary...

‘It’s about how you change and adapt’

Almost 10 years ago to the day, Bluetree managing director Adam Carnell and fellow director and founder James Kinsella set up their online print shop in a borrowed office with a bank of inkjets from...

Q&A: Shaun Hinchy, production manager, Plastic Card Services

Shaun has spent 10 years in print. He’s something of a fitness freak and likes running, cycling, swimming, triathlons… and fitness in general. He’s a Man City FC season ticket holder and watches with...

Best of British: A historic type firm that’s still at the cutting edge

Next year sees the 300th anniversary of the company that is today called Caslon Ltd. In 1720, a London based engraver called William Caslon cut the punches for his first typeface, and went on to set...

Star product: BigPrinter BigJet UV 2031i

A solidly built flatbed with attractive pricing from Russia.

Direct mail houses begin to settle into life with GDPR

It all seems so long ago – the spectre of GDPR hanging over the direct mailing sector in the run-up to 25 May 2018, with both the buyers and producers caught in a mad scramble to get themselves ready...

Unite welcomes Arjo Stoneywood MBO option

Union Unite has welcomed news that Arjowiggins’ Stoneywood paper mill near Aberdeen is in discussions with an MBO team to deliver a successful transaction of the site over the coming weeks.

Platinum HPL upgrades Agfa kit with new Jeti Tauro

Platinum HPL has invested an Agfa Jeti Tauro H2500 LED large-format hybrid system to upgrade to a “bigger, faster” service for its clients.