Features

Business Inspection: Supervisors on the front line
Taking people management responsibilities away from the HR dept and putting your line managers in control can deliver a number of benefits, finds Jon Severs

Technology Report: Board breaks out of the box
With enviable green credentials and competitive prices, the rigid board sector is providing traditional materials with some stiff competition, writes <i>Helen Morris</i>

Better Business: Don't go crazy, go bananas
The quest for new business is leading printers in some unlikely - but profitable - directions, says <i>Jon Severs</i>

Profile: Small but perfectly formed - no need for an empire-building state of mind
MD Anstock tells <i>Adam Hooker</i> that, when it comes to running a strong business, size isn't everything

Post Script: After all the Christmas excess, fancy a run?
Throughout 2010 we brought you tales of great charitable feats by the great and the good of the print industry, so what better way to kick start another year by drawing your attention to a very worthy...

Image creation and hard work extend Honeycomb's landscape in Bengaluru
Deepika Arwind understands what it takes to win the PrintWeek India's Creative Repro Company of the Year

Festive wish list: All I want for Christmas is...
Sick of receiving the same old same-old from your nearest and dearest? Then why not take advantage of PrintWeek's seasonal gift guide. Simply print out this feature, put a big ring around the item you...

Post Script: Bog-standard toilet paper scrubs up well
The doom-mongers may whinge about the industry going down the pan, but now you can find out how to create paper art on the toilet thanks to a handy guide to origami illustrated using the humble loo...

Business Inspection: Integration is the key to lean
Putting lean techniques at the heart of your business is essential if sustained benefits are to be reaped and continuous improvements made, discovers <i>Jon Severs</i>

Technology Report: Finishing line is on the move
With the latest developments in digital print, finishing has moved into the mainstream, says <i>Jo Francis</i>

Hedge your bets: pin paper prices down
As paper price rises continue to wreak havoc in the industry, <i>Helen Morris</i> asks if negotiating a fixed price could pay off in the long term

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Q&A: Simon Gray, sales and marketing director, Cross Media
Simon Gray, sales and marketing director at multimedia marketing firm Cross Media, is still working in the industry eight years after taking a temporary job - but while he may have arrived in the...

Business Inspection: Colour champions box clever
ISO 12647 is about more than just box ticking, says Jon Severs. Rather it provides a framework for improving and maintaining both production and business processes

Training: Blurring the role
Bringing in business is not just the job of the sales team. Printers whose customer services staff are not versed in the technique of the up-sell are missing a trick. Jon Severs explains a dark art