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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.

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...

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

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.

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

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.

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

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