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One day in the life of a printer - Anil Joshi of K Joshi
Anil Joshi is the third generation of K Joshi whose entry into the printing world started with the establishment of a block-making unit in 1937. The founder, the late Govind Appaji Joshi, worked with...
The art of persuasion: how to get hold of an umbrella
With lenders getting fussier about to whom and and how much they're prepared to offer finance, setting out to secure a loan can be a daunting prospect. However, it needn't be, provided you do your...

Fag-packet business plans stubbed out by recession
In economically softer times, funding was easy to secure and a business plan was often a much less formal document drawn up over a pint and a pub lunch, but the downturn has put paid to that

Back to the drawing board to train your staff for free
When times are hard, training is often the first budget area to suffer, but that can be a false economy. Here we look at ways of keeping the flame of learning alive, for free

SMEs: is MIS the missing piece?
Smaller printers once viewed MIS as an avoidable expense, but not any more. Following the recession, they realise cost measuring is now a critical business necessity

Small printers are beautiful and formidable
In the last two editions, award winning work had been applauded by the print buyers. International Print O Pac published an ad in mainstream newspapers and Manipal Press and Silverpoint Press...

Added value: Half measures don't add up
If you're going to do something, then you might as well do it properly. That is the lesson B2B printers should take to heart when considering what additional services to offer

Technology: Small investments that can have a big impact
Buying a new piece of kit needn't mean spending hundreds of thousands of pounds. There are plenty of lower-cost options that will give your business added punch in today's tough marketplace
Update on products from India
News from Indian companies like Grafica Flextronica, Seven-11, Tech Master, Sodhisons, Acme, Renuka, TechNova and San Printech.

Product Review: APL UV 2840
This UV curing machine can do full and spot UV coating on thick and thin paper. This machine includes all technological solutions for increasing the productivity, finds Sachin Shardul

Product Review: Ricoh Pro C901/C901S
The Ricoh team in India has been ramping up presence in the production colour market with their digital workhorse, which is proving to be ideal for the market, points out Noel D'cunha

Business Inspection: Blurring the lines for a faster finish
This commercial outfit has taken an innovative approach to ensuring its finishing department can keep up with its high-speed presses

Newspaper filler or cereal killer?
Earlier this year, a food safety scare broke that shocked manufacturers, brands and consumers alike. So what's been done?

Twelve golden rules for setting perfect type
PrintWeek knows better than most that adhering to the guiding principles of good typography can make or break a printed work - even if we don't always abide by all of them ourselves

Video: Me & My... Horizon StitchLiner 5500
Paul Banton, managing director of Lincoln-based printer Ruddocks, talks about his company's investment in this Horizon stitching line.