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Product review: Basysprint 850 CtCPs

Deepak Bedi of Mumbai-based Glamour Graphics, says that all three of its Basysprint 850 CtCPs produce crisp dots and offer a cost effective solution.

Are medium-sized businesses being left out in the cold?

CBI research on how to help the UK's medium-sized businesses (MSBs) obtain finance and exploit opportunities for growth has won broad support from printers in the 10m to 100m-turnover bracket.

A revolution: from Gutenberg to Google

The invention of the movable type represents the beginning of the information revolution. Jairaj Salgaonkar of the Kalnirnay almanac traces the past which led to the evolution of knowledge on the...

Eco claims backed up with hard facts

Few UK printers have so far gained EMAS certification, but Mastercolour has found that it makes good business - as well as environmental - sense

The writing is on the wall

All is not as it seems. That graffiti on the exposed brick of the reception waiting room is not really graffiti. That painting of the overflowing foliage of a forest on the meeting room wall - it's...

Small investments in finishing kit can open Olympic opportunities

As the industry, hopefully, begins to exit arguably the most horrific few years of its near 600-year history, printers that have survived the cull are faced with the problem of ensuring that, next...

Bestsellers: how to choose your next sales executive

We all know him. Mile-wide grin, pinstriped suit, slicked back hair as shiny as his brogues and an ability to talk a client into submission. No matter what the topic. But in print, this stereotypical...

Secrets of last-minute printers

When a quick-turnaround job comes in, how are the experts able to be confident that they can do the work to a high standard and without affecting other clients?

'I will sit down with Ricoh and look into the future'

Six months after the announcement of its digital print partnership with Ricoh, and with six months to go until Drupa 2012, the world's biggest print show, it seemed like the ideal time to catch up...

Is green still the colour of money?

The days of the 0% eco loan are long gone, but green funds are still available at a price

Accreditation in the balance

In a marketplace where price and quality are givens, green credentials can be critical factors in a print buyers decision-making process, but are clients being dazzled by badges?

Product Review: Manroland 700 HiPrint

Productivity, flexibility and quality are factors that characterise this German-manufactured press. With its customised solutions, the press ensures lasting value to its user, says Sachin Shardul

Printing day by day: laying out the year ahead

Calendar printing is a lucrative business, but it's a sector in flux and knowing how it will evolve is not easy to judge

Stay in the black (as the rest of the world goes red)

As the world teeters on the edge of another recession, printers need to find ways to protect their businesses against a new cashflow crisis

Product review: Agfa Jeti 3324 solvent RTR

This high quality solvent large-format printer which has 13 installations in India produces rejection-free production because of its high-definition camera, reports Noel D'Cunha