Disciplines
Arc Labels in Konica Minolta install
Arc Labels has taken on a Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230 digital press to expand its offering.
Star product: Mutoh XpertJet Pro series
Manufacturer’s upgraded inkjets offer both speed and quality boosts.
Me & My: Vivid Laminating Technologies VeloBlade Volta 69+
Brighton-based One Digital had always outsourced die-cutting jobs. It had a sizeable array of equipment in its factory that allowed it to take on all manner of digital and litho work, including a...
Overmatter: Check your cheques
Cheques are just so last century, aren’t they? But not for Overmatter, oh no. So it was exciting to see a cheque doing a very 21st-century social media thing – going viral – thanks to a data file...
Q&A: Neil Martin, print post and paper procurement manager, Tesco
Neil is “a young at heart, sixty-something singleton” who started his print career in 1977. He enjoys eating out, going on the occasional holiday, and spending his time with his daughter.
Rising star: Josh Phizacklea Procurement assistant, James Cropper
Josh is 26 and has been working in the industry – in his case papermaking at Cumbrian manufacturer James Cropper – since 2014.
60 seconds with Maskot
Is this the UK’s most northerly printing company? Established in 2015, Maskot started as a small graphic design company providing brand identity and development services.
Business inspection: Incremental automation sends revenue rocketing
In 2008, Matt Dahan was living and working as a freelance photographer in Australia when he had something of a lightbulb moment.
The consequences of failure
Businesses are aware of what follows from any failure to adhere to, or fulfil, a contract. They know they’ll suffer non-payment, loss of reputation and risk legal action.
Shops could ditch newspapers over costs row
Independent retailers have warned that spiralling costs could force some outlets to drop newspaper sales altogether.