Printers

Make sure good customers want to keep coming back

On the high street – be it the virtual or physical version – customer loyalty is hard won. The big retailers pump great piles of cash into customer retention strategies because they know that the...

‘Growth is vital, but we’re not about chasing a number’

Geoff Neal Litho was founded in 1976 by managing director Sam Neal’s dad, Geoff, almost by accident.

Benchmark Reprographics installs Canon Océ Arizona flatbed

Benchmark Reprographics has taken delivery of a Canon Océ Arizona 460 GT, as the manufacturer said 5,000 had been sold worldwide.

Emmerson Press hires apprentice

Emmerson Press has taken on its first apprentice "in a long time" and revealed plans to take on more in the future.

60 seconds with Quantum Print & Packaging

Quantum was formed in 2005 from the combination of EW Box Co and Holmes Printers. The company thrived under its management, and this culminated in an MBO in 2014 that saw Giles Foden (sales director...

CPI looks to grow CPI Colour by 50% with second XL buy

CPI is set to invest in a second Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 and a pre-press upgrade as part of a strategy to grow its commercial printing division.

Signbox boosts capacity with Durst Rho P10 160 buy

Client demand for fast turnarounds without compromising quality has prompted Signbox to beef up its in-house production facilities with a six-figure investment.

Q&A: Gary Smith Account director, Rival Colour

Gary has worked in the industry for getting on for 30 years, having quickly decided that being a “chippy’s mate” didn’t offer the career prospects, or warm office, that he aspired to.

Why your next new press need not be new

Perhaps it was meant to be. Imega Print was not even on the lookout for a press – new or secondhand – until the email arrived in managing director Ken Varnham’s inbox.

60 seconds with PCL Digital

PCL was formed as Professional Communications Ltd in 1972 as a typesetter, before moving into repro in the 1990s.