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Taking digital to the next level

Longridge Print sales director Mike Penfold is forthright about one shortcoming of print companies. “We work in communications yet many of us are rubbish at communicating,” he says. “We produce...

Q&A: Andy Wilson, managing director, PressOn

PressOn has just expanded onto a new site in Chatham, and Andy and his wife Anita have some expansion going on at home too – the couple have “three beautiful daughters and a son on the way”.

Global industry is upbeat for future

Printers around the world have reported both optimism and growth in two recent market studies, but UK print businesses remain concerned about competitive pricing, rising costs and staffing issues.

Organisers commend Cologne show as ‘best Fespa ever’

Despite a slow Monday and a potentially disruptive train strike on Wednesday, Fespa, which ran in Cologne from 18 to 22 May, recorded its best show ever, as exhibitors and visitors alike showed...

UK refrains from ostentatious optimism

Despite the sad news regarding the seemingly imminent closure of Artisan Press and the death-knell ringing for Tullis Russell, the industry generally seems to be in a happy place.

Have we binned our commitment to recycled paper?

Recycling is something we all do so naturally now that we barely stop to think about it. All of us have at least two bins in our driveways, if not three or four, and we are far more conscious of the...

Star product: LasX LaserSharp B2 Motion

A flexible and productive sheetfed laser cutting system.

Interview: ‘Complicated and difficult is our bread and butter’

In January 2012, Rob Kelly left the cosseted surroundings of St Ives, where he was the group’s marketing director, to go it alone as a marketing consultant. However, just six months later he returned...

Nurture both personal and professional growth

James Heskett, highly respected professor emeritus at Harvard Business School, once memorably claimed that employees and managers alike look forward to performance appraisals in the same manner as...

Valiani launches entry-level plotter following UK deal

Italian equipment manufacturer Valiani has launched a new entry-level flatbed plotter and signed a UK distribution deal with Morgana.­