Industry bodies

The long road to recovery: how the economic crisis will shape the future and impact Drupa 2012

When French bank BNP Paribas announced the closure of two of its off balance sheet investment vehicles on 9 August 2007, few outside the world of high finance took notice. However, that event marked...

The pull package: why attention-grabbing packaging print will be emphasised at Drupa 2012

Research into consumer behavioural patterns in-store indicates that, on average, three out of every four items that end up in the shopping basket are impulse purchases made in about five seconds....

BPIF appoints new president and board directors

AGI Shorewood European chief executive Tony Garnish has been appointed president of the BPIF.

Evolution not revolution: what to expect from Drupa 2012

Drupa 2008 was widely hailed as the 'inkjet Drupa' and unsurprisingly the major inkjet manufacturers are convinced that digital technology will take the trade show by storm again come May, albeit in a...

WOCG makes best practice guides available for download

The Web Offset Champion Group (WOCG) has made some of its best practice guides available for download.

Proskills can be viable despite funding cut, Watts claims

Sector skills council Proskills has said it will have to transform into a self-supporting business after having its funding cut by the government due a lack of large companies in the print sector.

BPIF among organisations pushing for late payment improvements

A host of organisations have written to the government to call for a plan of action over late payment.

Former Prontaprint and Kall Kwik franchisees plan association

Around 70 former Prontaprint and Kall Kwik franchisees that broke away from parent company ODC following legal action over a lack of support are planning to set up their own association.

A bumpy ride for the industry: 2011's good and bad news

Perhaps the biggest news came late in 2011: the administration one of the world's largest press manufacturers. But this was not the only earth-shattering story covered by PrintWeek. We look back on...

Paper-based packaging industry makes pledge over mineral oils

The European paper-based packaging industry is to phase out the use of printing inks based on mineral oils for food packaging, following last March's health scare.