Features

Census printing: The mother of all mailshots
Not every printer would pitch to knock out 30m personalised mailings. But, if you're tempted to, Jon Severs discovers the Herculean effort involved

Post Script: Repro man brushes up his 'industry physique'
Celebrating the magnificence of the male form is an all too rare treat for Post Script, not least because our own physique is more mid-noughties Maradona than Michaelangelo's David.

Green buildings: the heat is on
Pressure to cut carbon is leading printers to improve their premises' performance, finds <i>Jon Severs</i>

Accreditations: Green blindness
Has the recession and proliferation of accredited firms led to the costs of eco-badges outweighing the benefits, asks <i>Helen Morris</i>

Face to Face with Prof Dr Arved Hubler of Chemnitz University: The march towards nano technology
At a time, when mainstream discussion about packaging technologies chases a stifling path, Kiran Prayagi looks into the future of innovation along with Prof Dr Arved Hubler of Chemnitz University

One hundred days in, MBO team mean to offer more than 'business as usual'
Pensord's new managing director Darren Coxon is four days away from his first major milestone since his management buyout. "The initial 100 days after an MBO are critical," he says. "It's very...

Avoiding the tender trap
Some say the process demands a lot. Your time, mostly, but also kamikaze pricing and sadistic amounts of paperwork. Those writing them, it is said, lack knowledge about print and so the wrong person...

Shinohara 66: Ideal for shorter runs
The secret to the success of this long-running press is its high degree of automation, making it ideal for shorter runs, says Sachin Shardul

The real cost of paper
Last week, Aida Greenbury, managing director of sustainability and stakeholder engagement at Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP), was interviewed in a live webcast by PrintWeek's online editor Matt Whipp.

Taking the tablets
In 2010, print is a 24/7 industry. This makes anytime, anywhere availability of information vitally important. But until the 1980s and the advent of management information systems (MIS), it was...

Apply an aptitude for apps
Ethan Nicholas built one and it earned him $600,000 in a single month. Steve Demeter built one and he netted $250,000 profit in two months. Nicholas did it with a small military tank. Demeter did it...

Digital outclasses the old masters
In 2009, the publication Monet won the Financial Times' Exhibition Catalogue of the Year award. Produced by Hurtwood Press, it was praised for its "sheer visual beauty, exceptional quality of...

Tried & Tested: Fortec 800 FT
The exceptional accuracy to deliver products with various customisation levels has made 800 FT, the preferred casemaker finds Sachin Shardul

Big Interview: FT chief executive John Ridding talks to PrintWeek
Chief executive of the Financial Times John Ridding talks to Jon Severs about the printed newspaper and its future in the face of the threat from online

Big Interview: Former NI operations director Ian McDonald talks to PrintWeek
Former News International operations director Ian McDonald talks to Jon Severs about the future of the printed newspaper