Features
Backward steps drive print forward
For a man whose mission in life is to sell as much print as he can, Jason Walker has a perverse attitude to the actual act of selling: the managing director of Macclesfield-based Everydayprint...
Holding all the right cards
The UKs book printing sector is turning the page on a dramatic new chapter of change. The entire supply chain has had to shift its outlook to follow the demands of the ultimate customer: the...
Is repro having a sudden renaissance?
Things change. Just look at the UK repro sector. A year or so ago, consolidation was rife and rarely did a month go by (or so it seemed) without an industry-shaking merger or a headline-grabbing...
Key contract wins push XGS into pole position in print outsourcing sector
Over the past few months, it has been hard to ignore Xerox Global Services (XGS). The document management arm of the print behemoth has been winning some highly lucrative contracts.
One click away from success
In the next five years, print buyers will want to place orders almost exclusively on the web. A new generation of twenty- and thirty-somethings will look favourably on companies that have solid and...
From print to delivery
Over recent years, there has been a push from printers to offer a one-stop shop solution to their customers, from print through to finishing. But one of the latest pushes, which could soon become the...
How to sell digital print
There is a huge difference between selling offset and selling digital and it still presents tricky challenges to sales staff, managing directors and balance sheets. As a result, UK printers who...
Cutting-edge kit on display
From personalisation software to high-speed presses and finishing solutions, this years show boasts the biggest and best selection of the latest digital printing equipment
Get the most from digital and DPW
Selling digital print is still regarded by some in the industry as being a bit of a black art.
New home sweet home
Moving home is one of the most stressful projects that most of us will ever undertake. First youve got to find a suitable location and then you go through the rigmarole of securing the property and...
Cashing in on the content
Workflow, workflow management, manufacturing management, total production workflow. Congratulations if you managed to wade through that list of long words. Guaranteed to make many printer run for the...
Hitting the right notes in business
From a standing start, Mike Dolans Media & Print Investments (MPI) has built a group with sales in excess of 55m in less than 18 months. With a background in the music industry, launching several...
Firms realise double vision
Buckingham Colour Quest (BCQ) started with a bang literally. The blast at the Buncefield oil storage depot in Hertfordshire, to be precise, in 2005. The damage this inflicted on B2 litho and digital...
Daily challenges for a moveable feast
The sunny yellow on Fox Print Services website and business cards mirrors the disposition of the two men sitting in the office. From their laughter and jovial patter it is clear that both managing...
Putting prints power across
If you were to ask why there needs to be a campaign to promote print as an effective communications medium to the marketing and media buying worlds, youd be told by Beatrice Klose, secretary-general...