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Public sector specialist takes top jobs
The day Printing World spoke to SPM Print it had just launched a brand new division, having finished a department refurbishment the day before, and was off to Drupa for a major sales splurge on both...
Proofs that have the cover wrapped
Ahead of a book going to print, it is common practice for a publisher to run off a limited number of proofs - commonly referred to in the trade as 'blads' - in order to stimulate the interest of...
Co-op values bring corporate success
Can a business sign up to the socialist ideals of a workers co-operative yet achieve capitalist success? Surely not. Unless you take into account that last year, the UKs highest profile workers co-op,...
The art of print with a personal touch
Vsitors to any London art gallery towards the end of last year would have been able to enjoy a diverse collection of works from some of the worlds finest artists. However, there is one artist whose...
Geography proves no issue for OMG
If asked to place Orkney on a map of Britain, most of us would stare blankly for a while before incorrectly placing it somewhere halfway to Iceland.
Boss reveals secrets of its FM success
Joe Killmurray, one of the directors of Acton-based B2 printer Boss, was told that the firm shouldnt have picked that name: surely the client ought to be boss, not the printer. Nevertheless, the firm...
Eastern moves answer a cry for help
Four Graphics is looking 5,500km east for its future. The Bermondsey-based wide-format graphics firm has set up an operation in Dubai after finding that the Middle East is crying out for its brand of...
Communications channel-hopping
Picking the right name to reflect what a business offers is crucial, according to Dialogue Solutions chief executive Nick Dixon. That was why, within weeks of winning the Application of Digital Print...
Backward steps drive print forward
For a man whose mission in life is to sell as much print as he can, Jason Walker has a perverse attitude to the actual act of selling: the managing director of Macclesfield-based Everydayprint...
Daily challenges for a moveable feast
The sunny yellow on Fox Print Services website and business cards mirrors the disposition of the two men sitting in the office. From their laughter and jovial patter it is clear that both managing...