Sections

Narayan: craft skills built up over 40 years

New venture for Narayan with Bensons Bookbinding

Award-winning bookbinder Chris Narayan has set up his own business after being made redundant because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Evolution: an ideal replacement for legacy systems

BlueCrest expands inserter range

Mailing kit manufacturer BlueCrest has launched a new, highly automated entry- to mid-level inserting line that has many of the flagship features of its high-end siblings.

Killer App: Saxon applies special brew to craft ale case for Beer Factory

Since 2014, The London Beer Factory has been brewing its premium craft beer in the heart of South East London. But with demand for premium brews increasing in recent years, differentiating from rivals...

Missing your pooch's pong?

Overmatter: Pooch personalisation

Overmatter loves coming across dogs in print – in fact a couple can be found in the mentions on the previous pages.

60 seconds with... Gowise Print

Gowise Print was created by the parents of current owner Nick Gorvin in 1983.

Star product: X-Rite i1Publish Pro 3

The latest iteration of X-Rite's much-used colour-management system.

Northend: So efficient, “it’s frightening”

Me & my: Horizon StitchLiner MKIII

When Sheffield-based print businesses Northend Creative Print Solutions (CPS) and My Print Partners (MPP) merged in April 2019 to form Northend, one of the first things the managers of the new...

Gray: "For the first time we really are a team"

Business Inspection: Make a strong recovery

In the late noughties, Mark Gray was running a profitable Manchester print business producing educational material, but with the market flagging due to new technological capabilities in schools, Gray...

Escaped snooker for career in print

Q&A: Anthony Harris, managing director, Mainstream Print

Former snooker pro Anthony has now spent 25 years in the industry. He describes his hobbies as “Snooker, walking and Aston Villa”. He’s married to Tracey, and they have two children, Thomas (21) and...

"No two days are the same"

Rising star: Emily Clarke, key account executive, Graphic Packaging International, Leeds

Emily is 26 and has just notched up her fourth year in print, having joined the industry by chance. This year she became the first person to achieve a BPIF Level 5 distinction in her chosen...