Industry bodies
State banks appeal to SMEs, but there are better options
The economist Adam Posen is a man that few printers will have heard of before this week. Known primarily for being the arch-dove on the Bank of England's nine member Monetary Policy Committee, Posen...
Pindar steps down as BPIF president, Middleton returns
Andrew Pindar has stepped down as BPIF president, with his predecessor Rupert Middleton stepping in on an interim basis.
The vexed case of anti-dumping duty
PrintWeek India hosted a discussion between the representative of the All India Federation of Master Printers and TechNova to understand the relative merits of a fair market competition in the digital...
Ipex South Asia 2011: driving new opportunities
Ipex South Asia 2011 is flexing its muscle with value added initiatives to boost business for both visitors and exhibitors. In a preview Noel D'Cunha and Tanvi Parekh preview organisers and...
YMP undergoes rebranding in bid to attract more members
Young Managing Printers (YMP) has been renamed Professionals in Print & Media (PPM) as part of a rebranding exercise aimed at boosting membership numbers.
Credit climate for printers improving, remains under threat
The credit climate for the US printing industry has been slowly improving in recent years, but remains challenging and could take another plunge downward due to the current US economic turmoil...
US Print magazine numbers fall, led by decline in newsstand sales
Total circulation for US print consumer magazines declined by a modest 1.3% in the first half of 2011, driven largely by a decline in single issue newsstand sales, the Audit Bureau of Circulations...
BCQ adds colour management to standards stable
BCQ Group has added ISO 12647/2 to its raft of business standards.
Web demand could push print prices despite BPIF research highlighting Q2 contraction
UK Print experienced its worst quarter in Q2 2011 since the first quarter of 2010, according to the latest BPIF Outlook Survey, although positive signs for the web market could herald a recovery in...
Danwood's Gerry Mulvaney takes Picon Council post
Danwood Group director Gerry Mulvaney has said his appointment to the council of trade association Picon is recognition of the growing importance of digital print technology within the industry.