Disciplines

Killer app: St Austell prepares Eden guide for German influx

The Germans are coming. Specifically, they’re coming to the Eden Project, Cornwall, to enjoy the wondrous natural sights of the world’s largest indoor rainforest.

Digital label press installs take the lead

While digital has continued to pose an increasing threat to conventional printing methods over the past few years, its market share in value terms has remained relatively small in most sectors, and...

The printer’s view of Brexit: two years on, six months out

In the small hours of 24 June 2016, seemingly almost a lifetime ago, David Dimbleby made an announcement to a stunned nation: “At 20 minutes to five, we can now say, the decision taken in 1975 by this...

60 seconds with B&B Press

B&B Press celebrates 60 years in business this year.

Q&A: Chris Demott Managing director, Laser Bureau

Chris is married with two sons and lives in Bedfordshire. He says he’s spent “at least” 20 years in the industry.

Build sustainable growth with a tighter focus

The direct mail sector, like much of the printing industry, can’t claim to have had the easiest of times in recent years.

Avoid bungs or risk going down the plughole

Bribery is a global issue and one the UK generally fares well in combatting.

The brains of your printing business

UK printers first started using management information systems (MIS) in the 1980s. At the time the software was pretty rudimentary, recalls Keith McMurtrie, managing director at Tharstern, who...

‘We’ve got a very good business here now’

Like many general commercial printers, Gemini Print Group has faced its fair share of challenges over the past decade.

Top marks: how printers can be five-star performers

Everybody makes mistakes, but for a market where margins are already supermodel slim, even the smallest of errors can have a big impact on profitability.