Features
Historic London printer steps into 21st century with next-generation investments
This 100-year old veteran company has learned a few new tricks to keep its output fresh, finds Adam Hooker
Commission schemes: redefine the carrot and stick
With the recession hitting print hard, Jo Francis discovers that profits can come from redefining the way in which your sales staff operate and getting tougher on targets
Can you bank on print's future?
Far from ending, print's involvement in the financial sector is evolving, finds Philip Chadwick
Power of Print: Rectifying the pulp fictions
If the paper industry is to overturn its reputation as environmentally unfriendly, it must learn to communicate, says Simon Creasey
Power of Print: Print's in the mix
Far from print being past its sell by date, it is in fact entering a new phase in its development where it holds its own working in conjunction with other media, discovers Philip Chadwick
Power of Print: Make text come alive
The ascendance of 'augmented reality' may offer a new lease of life to print and help to keep the industry both contemporary and relevant, discovers Simon Creasey
Power of Print: The big clean-up
While the green lobby may lambast print, the industry has done much to clean up its act and rebuild its reputation, says John Severs
Power of Print: Guilty until proven innocent?
In the media and the eyes of the public, direct mail has been cast as an environmental bad guy, but that's not the whole story, says William Mitting
Review of the decade
As the curtain falls on the decade, the printing industry will be hoping that the next 10 years bring better fortune than the last. In a two-part look at events since the turn of the millennium,...
Broad customer base and modern set-up ensure growth during the recession
MD is confident of company's future despite increasing competition from digital media, finds Jon Severs
Mixed messages for DM
While strikes at Royal Mail may have prompted fears of marketers migrating to online alternatives, the direct mail sector has remained strong, finds Philip Chadwick
Radical marketing and focus on margins helps this printer meet growth aims
MD Dave Spencer tells William Mitting that his company aims to grow, despite the recession
Doing it digitally
A decade ago, digital print was a niche product, but, as Philip Chadwick finds, it has grown into a mainstream offering, capable of competing with litho
To infinity and beyond
With so much overcapacity in the market, it may come as a surprise to learn that some companies are actively investing in printing units that will sit idle for much of the time. Jo Francis...
Make a good green impression
Achieving ISO 14001 has given Redlin Print the opportunity to attract new clients and to dramatically reduce its energy and waste collection costs, finds Philip Chadwick