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Never afraid to make waves

Michael Johnson stepped down as chief executive of the BPIF at the end of May. On the eve of his departure, he shared with <i>PrintWeek</i> editor Darryl Danielli his thoughts on the industry, his...

A day in the life an associations' president- Badri Kumar Singh of DPA

Badri Kumar Singh is the president of the Delhi Printers' Association (DPA). The DPA, formed in 1954, presently has the largest number of members: 1,200. DPA publishes two magazines: Delhi Printer - a...

"Wide-format can only be sustained with a good financial back-up," says B Prasad of Printech Digital Imaging

Printech Digital Imaging won a silver for the best innovation in print at the OAC Awards 2011 on 17 June. B Prasad provides a perspective into wide-format printing in India.

Pre-owned Xerox kit strikes back

The market for used machinery in India is ripe. Pankaj Kalra of Xerox India speaks to Samir Lukka to decode the knots and crosses of the print business.

Big Interview with Amila Singhvi: "I want to see IPP grow three times"

Amila Singhvi is the managing director of International Print-o-Pac (IPP), the PrintWeek India's Company of the Year 2010. Singhvi has been at the helm of the industry for over two decades now. Last...

Insight: Future of Digital - Will digital reign in the printing arena?

The PrintWeek India team picks the brains of 14 manufacturers and dealers of digital print equipment on current trends, technology improvement and costing in the digital print market.

Q&A: Kim Claxton, office manager, Polyprint

Polyprint Mailing Films office manager Kim is 43 and has two children. Good red wine, classic prison movies and sunny beaches are among her favourite things. Along with Polyprint's latest conversion...

Q&A: Sarah Kilcoyne, account executive, Bluetree Design and Print

Graduating last year from Sheffield University, Sarah believes in living life to the full - an attitude she clearly intends to pass on to the Guide and Brownie groups she runs in her spare time.

Q&A: Steve Puttock, managing director, Schawk London

Steve has worked extensively in production and advertising/marketing for the past 15 years, with senior positions at Publicis, Omnicom and DuPont, as well as running his own production agency, The...

Q&A: Carl 'Monty' Gilbert, pre-press supervisor, Polyprint Mailing Films

Carl, known for some reason as 'Monty', is 32 and is married with a six-year-old stepson. He has worked in the industry for 11 years although we get the impression he'd rather be managing an England...