Features

In his first interview as chief executive of St Ives, Patrick Martell talks to Darryl Danielli about his rise to the top of the UK's largest print group, his plans for the firm and the future of print

Operations boss Harris knows the value of being able to supply the needs of your customers, from start to finish, discovers Helen Morris

The differences between printers are diminishing, so the pressure to win new clients has fallen more heavily on sales people. Here we give them some tips from a book by Alex Blyth

When it comes to investing in a workflow, should you build it yourself, or buy an off-the-shelf system? Philip Chadwick weighs up the options

Group colour manager Nunn has extended the use of ColorServer across the group, finds Simon Nias

Increased purchasing power is just one of the benefits of firms joining forces, says Helen Morris

Building a partnership with a business rival may seem an unlikely proposal, but the benefits can be significant, provided you do your homework and pick the right partner, discovers Philip Chadwick

The lack of a standard for colour in digital has been troubling printers, but moves are afoot to fix the problem, finds Barney Cox

When business is bad and staff numbers have to be reduced, a calmsensitive approach will make the process easier for everyone, by Philip Chadwick

Welcome to PrintWeek's second annual Finishing Report.

For those who like to oversee every last detail of a job, rather than rely on third parties, bringing the post-press work in-house offers both quality and cost benefits. Noli Dinkovski explains

There are some companies that revel in producing the most difficult work. Their tools are not just binders and creasers, but imagination and aspiration as well. Jo Francis investigates

In the face of printers encroaching on their traditional turf, trade finishers are turning to highly specialised fields of operation that are easier to defend, says Adam Hooker