Briefing
One thing's certain, 2010 will be tough
Print is giving 2010 a cautious welcome, but William Mitting says the worst may be behind us
Newspapers' futures: read all about it
Despite facing mounting pressures, newspapers can find ways to survive, says Adam Hooker
Wide is the format of choice for pro?ts
The wide-format sector is broadening its capability and boosting turnovers, finds Tim Sheahan
Free printing: business savvy or suicide?
Giving your product away can't be a good move, can it? William Mitting assesses 'freeconomics'
Digital versus litho - harnessing the power of rival processes
Canny printers will build their futures on a combination of digital and litho, says Tim Sheahan
Your industry needs you, says Proskills
Terry Watts tells PrintWeek's Simon Nias how the NSA can become a 'department store for skills'
Report finds print 'more engaging' than other media
Print is alive, well and continues to be a popular vehicle for marketers to spread their messages, according to a recent study from Heidelberg's Print Media Academy. Strengths of Print for Bank and...
Smart print procurement
<i>Going into print buying negotiations with an open mind will generate better relationships with suppliers and establish effective best practice guidelines</i>
Replenishing the printing staff stock
If you believe recent statistics, there are few printers under 48 years old currently manning the UK's presses. A worrying statistic seeing as the current state of print-related apprenticeships within...
Curtis demise sends paper price warning
Curtis Fine Papers's fall into administration (PrintWeek, 1 August) represents a bleak warning to the paper industry - that mills need to start selling paper at sustainable prices, or they will not...
Doubters could scupper ID card scheme
Sixty million printed items - the potential scale of the UK identity card contract - is significant by anyone's standards. However, the project has been beset by controversy from the outset and,...
Trainees tune in to personnel stereos
When it comes to training, the promises made by the skills organisations continual improvement, productivity boosts, best practice stand in stark contrast to the lukewarm reception it gets in the...
Staying safe in the data security age
The word data is normally associated with computers, not the words and pictures that thunder through Heidelbergs. But anything you receive, process or store on behalf of a client should be viewed as...