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Self-named W2P product found fans around the globe

Best of British: Internationally impressive

Over the past 14 years Infigo has established itself as one of the go-to developers of web-to-print for medium to large companies.

Web-to-print

Makers and creators

The web-to-print concept has evolved steadily over the past 20 years or so, and in the process has spawned a new drop-shipping business model.

Suited to both transactional and direct mail

Star product: BlueCrest Evolution

US manufacturer BlueCrest says this mid-range mail inserter offers the benefits of high-end automation while keeping a compact footprint and at an affordable price point.

Newest model in a popular and long-running series

Star product: Morgana DigiFold Ultra

Morgana's DigiFold Ultra is a versatile development of the popular DigiFold Pro XL.

Investment upgraded cutting capabilities and boosted productivity

Me & My: Kongsberg C64 Edge

Based a few kilometres north of Norwich, and handily close to the newish northern semi-ring road, CIM Signs & Graphics has been offering signage services across East Anglia for nearly a quarter of a...

Venture's third FabriVu 340 assessed

Me & My: EFI Vutek FabriVu 340i+

Venture Banners is a large-format trade services company based on the Park Drive Industrial Estate in Braintree, Essex, where it employs 51 people in recently expanded premises, including seven extra...

Started as an apprentice

Q&A: John Jones, managing director, Powlsons Design and Print 

John started working at Powlsons in October 1974, initially as an indentured apprentice, and then worked his way up to become manager and then managing director 20 years ago.

Based in Normanton, West Yorkshire

60 seconds with Acorn Web Offset

Acorn started business in 1979 initially producing coldset newspapers and general print.

Teenage kicks

Rising star: Thomas Barrie, pre-press apprentice, Authentix Security Print Solutions

Thomas is 19 and has recently passed his first anniversary of starting to work in the printing industry at Consett-based security printing specialist Authentix SPS.

Bargain buy

Overmatter: Shuttleworth’s shelfie

Overmatter is delighted to see The Warple Press in Louth finding fame on X courtesy of legendary singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth.

Standfast & Barracks

Business inspection: Bringing in new talent

Standfast & Barracks is synonymous with Lancaster.

Women in print

Seeking an even balance

We may be three quarters of the way through 2024, but stereotypes of jobs and the sexes still exist with, in many cases, women still having to break through a theoretical glass ceiling.

Recruiting for the top job

Buy right or buy twice

New technologies may have found their way into the world of print, but ultimately, it’s people that make any business in the sector work.

Cyber security

Don’t byte off more than you can encrypt

The highly digitised world we inhabit would be alien to someone sitting on the Clapham Omnibus 20 years ago.

Killer app: Vale Press makes Intermission its mission

It’s rare to see a printed magazine launch these days – but at retro film TV channel Talking Pictures TV, nostalgia is stock in trade.