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Overmatter: Bun-gled pack print

For Printweek’s sustainability issue, this tale of a bap-based packaging palaver seems somehow highly appropriate.

Mulcahy: aspiring shepherd

Q&A: Steve Mulcahy CEO Contact Originators

Age-wise, Steve says he is “not ready for a bus pass anytime soon!” He spent more than 30 years in the paper industry before buying in to Dukinfield-based Contact Originators a decade ago. He enjoys...

Rising star: Callum Draycott Print operative, EDWPS

Callum has just racked up six months in print, having joined the industry in April this year. He’s 23 and completed a Level 3 extended diploma in Engineering Manufacturing at Derby College’s...

Killer app: The writing is on the wall thanks to Liberty Signs

After a year of lockdowns, for 2021 the organisers of July’s Manchester International Festival (MIF) wanted to commission something that encouraged residents to reconnect with their city through the...

Chris Watkiss: infectious smile and positive attitude

Post-press innovator mourned

UPDATED WITH CHANGE OF FUNERAL DATE.
Former Watkiss Automation chairman and post-press innovator Chris Watkiss has died aged 89.

Dectek: short-run specialists

60 seconds with DecTek

DecTek was formed 18 years ago on a kitchen table. A printer, resin dome setup and a fax machine (remember those?) all financed on a couple of credit cards.

Aussenac: “This is a critical time for our members”

New Fespa president appointed

Fespa has appointed a French print boss as its 18th president, in a term that runs for three years.

Some stands were packed with visitors at Fespa

Fespa’s return hailed a success

Fespa’s returning Global Print Expo has been hailed a success by exhibitors, many of which found the Amsterdam event to be busier and more successful than expected.

The JFX600-2513 was in demand by the packaging and sign markets

Mimaki demonstrating recent launches at RAI

Mimaki Europe is showcasing several machines it has launched during the coronavirus pandemic at Fespa this week.

The N4060 is supplied with a sprinkler tunnel dryer

Promattex shows new DTF printer

Promattex has used Fespa to showcase a new direct-to-film (DTF) printer.