Disciplines

Perfect planning is required for upscale projects

Little did the team at Preston-based Lustalux know that when a call came in from architect consultancy C4 Projects in 2015, a simple query about window film would be scaled into a complex and...

Security gets tougher for online sales

Europe has, for some time, been worried about the problem of card fraud. As part of the fight back, a new process known as Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) made under the Revised Directive on...

60 seconds with Colour Connection

Starting out in 1982 as a small, family run print shop, managing director Richard Currie (pictured) says Colour Connection has been committed to providing a bespoke design and print service to...

Overmatter: artwork oopsy

After many years in the printing and publishing business, Overmatter knows only too well the many and varied perils of the typo, or the item of dummy copy that makes its way all the way to print.

Better together: print M&A activity shows no sign of abating

While mergers and acquisitions are nothing new in print, the latest PrintWeek Top 500 found that there were at least 77 deals involving UK printers between March 2018 and March 2019 – the busiest...

Killer app: Boxmart’s perfect pack for a brewer on the move

Welsh brewery Tiny Rebel is well on its way to becoming a giant among giants in the craft beer market, after being established with the unveiling of its first two beers at the Commercial pub in...

BPIF rebrands and calls for renewal

Eyes were on the future at the BPIF’s annual general meeting, which took place in London on Tuesday 9 July as part of its yearly members’ day. The main focus of the all-day event, held at the St Bride...

M&A reflects exciting opportunities

As highlighted in this issue’s briefing pages, it seems that there has been something of a summer growth-spurt of M&A activity across the printing industry.

Kingsbury takes B1 Speedmaster ahead of bumper relocation

Kingsbury Press is set to install a new Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102-6 B1 press onto new premises nearly six times the size of its current home ahead of a full move.

St Austell film crew visitors a boon to Cornish tourism

St Austell Printing Company (SAPC) will light up the small screen after doubling up as a film set for a German production company.