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Epson launches small-footprint UV flatbed printer for promo goods

Epson has unveiled an entry-level A4 UV flatbed printer to meet the needs of small businesses in the promotional goods industry.

Best of British: The road to success

Taopix was one of the first software developers to come up with a commercially successful system that allowed printers to implement web-to-print ordering for photobooks, since expanded to a range of...

The direct approach to apparel

Printing to garments and other accessories is an excellent way to get into the growing apparel market, covering everything from promotional clothing through to fashion and sportswear.

Me & My: KSP rigid boxmaking system

Not too long ago there was a branch of specialist packaging with the wonderfully evocative description ‘fancy boxes’. Sadly, the ‘fancy’ tag has more or less died out nowadays, but demand for robust...

Fespa 2024 preview: Putting opportunity on display

Show organisers are preparing to open the doors for the Fespa Global Print Expo 2024, to be held in Amsterdam in March. 

A story of tax tails & investment dogs

There’s an old adage in the world of accounting: ‘don’t let the tax tail wag the investment dog’. In essence, we, whether as individuals or in business, shouldn’t make moves to minimise tax that might...

EPR: is it workable?

The trade is well aware – or should be so by now – of the government’s Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (EPR) legislation that aims to move the full cost of managing household waste onto...

The route to success

For any one of a myriad of reasons, certain people manage to rise above others. But what makes a great leader – someone who is successful in their chosen field, a person that is revered and admired,...

Embrace wraps up at Merry Hill

Merry Hill shopping centre near Dudley has been undergoing a five-year, £50m metamorphosis. One of the largest such centres in the country, it features over two hundred shops, a bus station and a...

The collapse of Communisis

Forged in the heady days of the early noughties, Communisis looked like it would dominate the communications market. It never quite fulfilled its potential, but what was behind its demise?