Disciplines

Going postal

When the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced members who worked for Royal Mail planned to strike on four different days in August and September it was viewed by many as a minor irritation...

Buying with diligence

In the second part of our focus on MBOs, we look at the buyer’s perspective and assess the advantages and pitfalls of buying the business you are working in.

Defend your data 

Data held by firms is central to their continued existence and needs protection from those that would wish to abuse it. But while there are countless malevolent external actors, hackers and...

WPG provides the personal touch for Down syndrome story book

Building a reputation for reliability is vital in the printing industry, but there are some jobs where it is worth more than just money to get it right.

Mill race: Stora Enso’s Anjala production facility in southern Finland

Paper landscape taking new shape

Do you know of Aurelius? This is not a quotation from the film Gladiator, it’s a reference to Aurelius Group, the huge investment business that owns a diverse range of businesses from comfy shoes...

Investing in mental health makes good business sense

‘Once in a lifetime’ events have almost become day-to-day occurrences of late, with the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and resulting effects including rising inflation, interest rate hikes,...

Printweek editor Darryl Danielli

U-turn if you need to – there’s no sense sticking with a flawed plan

I’m a little cautious about making references to politics, because, well, as recent calamitous events have proven a lot can happen in a very short space of time.

Terry Boland has worked in door-drop marketing since 1999

LDM recruits first sales director

London and Manchester-based Leaflet Drop Marketing (LDM) has appointed Terry Boland as its first sales director.

Shapps: "an enormous honour" to be appointed to new job

Printer takes over as Business Secretary

After spending seven days in the role of home secretary printing company owner Grant Shapps is now the new business secretary.

Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister after 45 days

Print support increases for Labour with Conservatives trailing in new poll

A new Printweek poll that asked how readers would vote in a general election if one was called now has revealed an industry swing towards Labour.