Features
A world of opportunity
"It's easier talked about than done. Operating in foreign lands with completely different cultures is more challenging than talking about it down the pub," says CPI UK chief executive Mike Taylor.
The digital dust-up
Ever since the introduction of digital presses, debate has raged over digital and offset print and which work each technology is best suited to. With developments in inkjet printing, which showed...
Combined sales drive for power in numbers
How can a printer keep a strong hand in an era where the print management (PM) model seems to hold all the aces? Most UK print firms - and SMEs in particular - find that they can't. But St Ives is not...
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Centralise to set the spokes in order
A hub and spoke model, where a centralised factory serves a number of shop-front locations, is generally taken when a large litho press is used for ganged-up jobs. AlphaGraphics North East (AGNE),...
Profitability soars with ready money
In the most recent series of Dragons' Den, there was a memorable encounter between the dragons and Clive Billing, founder of online jewellery retailer diamondgeezer.com. Billing ended up turning down...
Building for the future
As the nature of print has evolved, the background processes and systems, such as workflow tools and MIS, have also matured, reflecting the increasingly complex nature of the output. Never has it been...
Low-key print manager says saying 'no' to unwanted clients is the key to success
Paperhat is something of an oddity. From its home in the cobbled backstreets of Londons South Bank, this unassuming print management company has been operating under the radar for the best part of...
Get print down to the letter
The added-value benefits of bringing the bindery in-house should be a well-known fact for the astute printer. So what's next? Entry-level inserting and mailing technology has never been so available...
The odd couple
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.
Prints secret history
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...
DSTi undergoes cultural revolution in attempt to build a perfect company
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...
Buyers learn to connect direct
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...