Disciplines

John started working at Powlsons in October 1974, initially as an indentured apprentice, and then worked his way up to become manager and then managing director 20 years ago.

Acorn started business in 1979 initially producing coldset newspapers and general print.

We may be three quarters of the way through 2024, but stereotypes of jobs and the sexes still exist with, in many cases, women still having to break through a theoretical glass ceiling.

New technologies may have found their way into the world of print, but ultimately, it’s people that make any business in the sector work.

The highly digitised world we inhabit would be alien to someone sitting on the Clapham Omnibus 20 years ago.

It’s rare to see a printed magazine launch these days – but at retro film TV channel Talking Pictures TV, nostalgia is stock in trade.

While company insolvencies and the merry-go-rounds that often accompany them happen in every sector, the last few months have felt like a particularly torrid time for print.

It seems insolvency practitioners are trying to give the term ‘pre-pack’ a makeover, instead preferring the wordier ‘SIP 16-compliant sale’ because, funnily enough they think the shorter variant has...

As usual the magazine opens with our news briefings which this time look back at Printing United and look forward to Power of Print, before analysing the worrying spike in industry insolvencies –...

Central Mailing Services (CMS) has signed for its fifth paper wrap machine from CMC as demand for the service continues to grow for the company.