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Breaking news: Steven Schnoll to be the star speaker at Print Summit 2012

The Bombay Master Printer's Association (BMPA) has announced Steven Schnoll as a star speaker for the Print Summit 2012 (PS 12) on 23-24 February.

Waterstone's to launch 'Windle' e-reader

Waterstone's is to launch its own e-reader which will sit alongside printed books in the retailers' stores, managing director of the chain James Daunt said in an interview.

UPM manager Oldham will step down at end of year

UPM UK & Ireland general manager Will Oldham will step down at the end of the year.According to a letter sent to customers, which was seen by PrintWeek, plans to replace Oldham are currently in...

PrintWeek's 'The Power of Print' cover competition

Imagine a world without print. Now imagine that the next generation of designers responsible for everything you run through your presses are emerging from that world. Print would have a problem.

A new generation of graphic design

It started with an email, which was kind of ironic, because the subject line was 'Power of Print'. In fact, the whole project that PrintWeek was proposing to the email's recipient, University of...

Ajay Piramal and Vir Sanghvi confirm their presence for BMPA Print Summit 2012

The Bombay Master Printer's Association (BMPA), the premier print association in India, has announced that Ajay Piramal, chairman of Piramal Healthcare, will speak at Print Summit 2012 at the Tata...

L'Oreal, Marico, R-Pac and Unilever go green with packaging

During the third Indo-German Packaging Conference, PrintWeek India hosted a discussion with brands like L'Oreal, Marico, R-Pac and Unilever. The subject was: the protocol for packaging sustainability.

Peter Rego of Heidelberg India gets new responsibility

Peter Rego, who managed sales for western region as the regional sales manager has been elevated as the general manager, sales. He has moved from Mumbai to Chennai and now manages all equipment sales...

Ensure you know the real value of your real estate

The offer seemed just too good to refuse. For a relatively small upfront fee, a firm of chartered surveyors offered to save Bicester-based Multiflow Print at least 1,000 a year for the next five years...

SME printers call on government to push funding but cut red tape in autumn statement

SME printers have placed an expected 10bn loans fund top of their wish list from chancellor George Osborne's autumn statement but only if red tape is relaxed to make accessible to those that need it.