Disciplines

Spend and save

It’s not often that the government puts in place a programme that is both welcomed and little criticised, but that’s exactly what the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, did on Budget Day in March.

Risky business

Some consider the law an ass, justifiably so in certain situations. But nevertheless, it’s there in a liberal democracy for the benefit of all. And a good example of this is health and safety law.

Making a planned exit

Every privately held business will one day change hands. Whether through retirement, family circumstance or death, ownership will move on.

Killer app: Rankin passion project brought to life in print

Photographer Rankin was unable to capture his usual subject matter – people – in the early days of the pandemic. During lockdown he took a different artistic approach when he found himself drawn to...

Donegal: Corrugated and packaging markets offer “colossal” profits

Highcon ramps up to address final frontier of digital transformation

Disruptive digital post-press manufacturer Highcon has been around for more than a decade, but in 2021 it feels like the firm’s technology is really coming of age.

DTG has designs on XL-sized growth

Consumer preferences and spending habits have been evolving for years, with attention shifting away from bricks-and-mortar stores to online retailers, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has struck...

Draw a line under the Polestar years and continue to rebuild

As the curtain draws on the Polestar saga, with the last remnant of what was once the UK’s largest print group being dissolved, I can’t help but wonder if we will ever see its like again?

From slow burner to blast off

Often it takes a while for a new idea to take off in the market. Sometimes it never does take off, other times it’s a slow burner that seems to fizzle for years before suddenly blasting off when the...

The Ideal 56 is available via the Duplo Supplies website

Duplo adds new Ideal guillotine to range

Duplo has expanded its portfolio with the addition of the new Ideal 56 guillotine.

Major: "Bell & Bain want to learn and understand how to empathise with the publisher"

Bell & Bain makes new strategic hire and first Kolbus investment

Bell & Bain has made a new senior strategic hire to support its future growth plans and taken delivery of a Kolbus DA 270 casemaker, its first machine from the manufacturer.