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Star product: Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102

Heidelberg's high-volume, flexible general purpose simplex offset press.

Make a real impact, put some poo in your paper

A client rings you up and asks whether you can offer them something different, a little twist that will make their latest marketing campaign stand out. You pause briefly, and then you reply: “How...

Terms of engagement: learning to talk the talk

Watching Chris Atkins prepare for a sales meeting, you might wonder what he’s up to. Perhaps after jotting down some notes at his desk, Atkins will sometimes then get up and sit in the chair opposite.

Editor’s comment: Collaboration means everybody wins

The subject of sales negotiation tactics in an industry blighted by downward price pressure for what seems like a lifetime, is bound to pique the interest of both buyers and sellers of print. Albeit...

60 seconds with Ellison Printing

Ellison Printing was established in 1971 by Fred and Hazel Ellison. Fred is a time-served master printer and self employment was a natural progression. Their daughter Jane has been involved “since...

Overmatter: charity round-up

A shout-out and a hat-tip go to the legion of print folk who are out there doing good work for good causes.

Q&A: Jameson Smith, founder and director, Assembly Direct Mail

Jameson, 42, has been in the print business for 24 years. Since 2004 he has built Colchester-based Assembly Direct Mail up to provide a range of services including litho/digital printing and...

Founding a low-cost start-up

For new firms, keeping costs to a minimum is certainly sensible, but how low can you go?

Print insight from the buyer’s perspective

It’s not often that you get a group of leading print buyers together in one room, but that’s exactly what happened last month at one of the three judging days for the PrintWeek Awards. So rather than...

The UK will never be the same again, whatever the outcome

This Thursday, some 4m Scottish residents will head to the polling booths to answer a simple yes or no question: Should Scotland be an independent country?