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An increasingly influential green lobby, growing consumer awareness of environmental issues and an eco-obsessed media are some of the factors that have led to growing pressure on the printing industry...

Few business people will have escaped the impact of the tightened security at UK airports imposed in response to the terrorist attacks in August 2006. Hand-luggage restrictions made it almost...

If there was any doubt, the ongoing consolidation of large-format digital inkjet suppliers is a sure sign of a sector attaining maturity. But while there are fewer options for sourcing hardware,...

Seven years ago Derek Faint, managing director of Essex-based SME Redlin Print was faced with a stark decision: either increase the size of his firm or risk becoming just another printer ripe for...

Joe Killmurray, one of the directors of Acton-based B2 printer Boss, was told that the firm shouldnt have picked that name: surely the client ought to be boss, not the printer. Nevertheless, the firm...

While green is almost so ubiquitous these days as to be the new grey, print companies are finding that there are less obvious costs and considerations to be borne in mind when demonstrating...

Personalised print to date has been about brands communicating with their customers as a way to increase the appreciation of, and spending with, the brand. It has been produced on behalf of a business...

Scarborough isnt at the end of the universe, but its pretty close, jokes Pindar group marketing director David Jesson. But his quip is a respectful one: over the past 130-odd years, as one of the...

The tumultuous year that was 2007 has been a big one for printweek.com. In this, our launch year, we have seen our audience expand by around 130% growth figures any business would be proud of. We...

The old adage that prevention is better than cure holds true for businesses as well as individuals. But inevitably there are times when a business falls ill, threatening the health and welfare of its...

While many firms located on the site of the Olympic Park resented their need to relocate to make way for facilities for the 2012 games, Park Communications seized it as an opportunity. The firms old...

Picking the right name to reflect what a business offers is crucial, according to Dialogue Solutions chief executive Nick Dixon. That was why, within weeks of winning the Application of Digital Print...

Darren Briers has a problem with estimating. Hes fixed the problems that his own business, Northampton-based B2 printer Avalon, had in that area. But he believes the situation it faced before...

Having the right technology whether that is the heavy metal of printing and post-press, the beige boxes of pre-press and digital print or the servers to run MIS and web-to-print software is crucial...

Imagine having the ability to access your digital artwork from any computer anywhere in the world, at any time of the day or night, through an internet portal. Imagine being able to upload, download,...