Features

In ten years time, a monthly magazine subscription is just as likely to turn up in your inbox as it is on your doormat. That's if the current growth of online publishing continues.

You don't have to be a printer to be a criminal, but sometimes it helps. While some crimes such as murder, rape and larceny can be committed by anyone, there are other, more bespoke offences that call...

By his own admission, Tim Delahay had a lot to do when DSTi acquired the GE mailing centre in Bristol to form DST International Output (DSTi Output). Not one to shy away from a challenge, upon being...

Many buyers are oblivious to the advantages that simple embellishments can bring to a piece of print, thanks mainly to the fact that the majority of them will never deal directly with the finishers...

An automated perfect binder with a high-end signature recognition system, barely two years old and 30% less than its original value. It sounds too good to be true doesn't it? Well, at the time of...

The intense media spotlight on London 2012 has left next month's Beijing Games in its shadow. When the Chinese event begins on 8 August, the reverse may be true for our nation's sportspeople, left in...

Talk to people about the current climate for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and you get a mixed message. The credit crunch and its impact on the print sector are serving in equal measure as spur and...

Phillip Bradbury, managing director of The Direct Printing Company (TDPC), entered the print industry in the mid-'90s and almost at once found he was running a successful business. But by the early...

Having a 1.5m press fall through the floor would be enough to dampen the spirits of even the most tenacious printer. Family-run firm Richard Edward, however, has made a theme of overcoming disaster,...

They say you only appreciate some things when they're gone, and this certainly applies to ink. The ubiquitous pigment makes the difference between a blank sheet of paper and a valued printed product,...

You've probably heard of 'food miles'; well, 'print miles' will soon be central to a printer's business and environmental strategies. With oil prices soaring and environmental concerns increasingly...

Gone are the days when a print firm could boost its business simply by installing a better press; clients are now more demanding and premium quality is expected to come as standard.

Have you heard the one about the rise of automation in printing, asks Neil Parr-Davies, digital services manager at Cambrian Printers. In the not-too-distant future, he says, the only handlers manning...

Can a business sign up to the socialist ideals of a workers co-operative yet achieve capitalist success? Surely not. Unless you take into account that last year, the UKs highest profile workers co-op,...

When chief executive Tony Jones joined Pensord in March 2000, his brief from owners Allen, McGuire & Partners was simple: to steady a floundering ship. During those early years, Jones admits survival...