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Star Product: Cron CTP 46 H+

A low-cost platesetter from an established Chinese manufacturer.

Hartley: “Nothing has beaten us yet... touch wood”

Me & My: Boomerang Boomer 6

Since it was founded, 50 or so years ago Newport-based Lexon Group has continuously evolved its business offer. The company started out providing vinyl tax disc holders to the motor industry in...

Christie: “In our opinion, Bobst is the gold standard for foiling machines”

Me & My: Bobst Visionfoil 104

Herbert Walkers’ fourth Bobst hot foiling machine has doubled productivity of embellishment for packaging, its fastest growing sector.

Killer app: Dorset Digital delivers silver service for snowy scenes

With an estimated one billion Christmas cards sent each year in the UK alone, printers up and down the country are kept busy in the run-up to winter producing suitably festive designs.

Q&A: Debbie Nedza, business director, HH Global

Debbie is “54 years young” and has spent 25 years working in print and marketing services. She is married with two grown up boys, and is “beyond excited” to have a first grandchild on the way.

60 seconds with Print Plus UK

Print Plus UK started life some 30 years ago in a small warehouse in the picturesque Little Germany district of Bradford, printing single-colour takeaway menus and the like. Since then the business...

Nichols: I dabble in crypto currency, trading stocks online and I have set up my own AI marketing bot

Rising Star: Chase Nichols, senior apprentice print and finishing, JDP

Chase is 20 and, come January, will have completed his third year of working in the industry.

Overmatter: A bunch of benches

Overmatter loves a good calendar. Countryfile, obviously. Perhaps something stylish involving lovely illustrations from Art Angels,  Angela Harding or depictions of beautiful manuscripts from The...

Vosper: loved his print journey and camaraderie

Vosper retires after more than 40 years at TJ

TJ Books sales director Andy Vosper – the firm’s longest-serving employee – has retired.

Carols for Printers: an annual ritual

Carols for Printers carries on despite Omicron

The annual Carols for Printers service at St Bride’s Church in London returned this year with an understandably diminished – but enthusiastic – attendance from the industry.