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Keep the uptimes rolling

When it comes to machinery maintenance, it’s advisable to have a service plan in place to keep the wheels well oiled and costs down

Best of British... The Cambridge patent factory that never stops

Xaar plans to extend range of products to access all digital print markets

Q&A Gail Duncan Team manager, Marqetspace – the trade printer

Gail is 40 years old and lives in Manchester with Amy, her wife of five years, and their two cats and one dog. She has worked in print for 19 years and says: “I’ll have to bake a cake for next year!”

60 seconds with... RTA Publicity

RTA Publicity was established in 1982 when managing director Lynn Wall spotted a gap in the market for the design, production and installation of advertising hoardings at racecourses around the...

Killer app: Saxon fashions striking gin boxes 

Non-alcoholic spirits brand Strykk is the brainchild of bar-world veteran Alex Carlton from Funkin Cocktails. He initially came across Saxon Packaging in late 2020 and the business has since worked...

Facing down unprecedented risk

The last two years have been diabolical. First we had to take on Covid-19. Then supply chain constraints and rising demand combined to stoke inflation and increase the prices of raw materials and...

Driving down the cost of e-vehicles

It’s perfectly clear that the direction of travel in automotive – pun intended – is toward zero- emission vehicles. For the present, this means buying electric.

Moving on

It’s rare for firms to stay in the premises they’ve occupied since their inception. Demands and needs change and some firms grow and require more space within which to breathe while others find that...

"You need to love this industry. It’s not very difficult to love it, but it’s mandatory"
'My successor, has a good opportunity'

Winding down a love affair

When Rainer Hundsdörfer took over as boss of the industry’s largest press manufacturer five years ago, the world was a very different place.

More than 325 companies will be exhibiting

Fespa 2022 preview: A sector always moving forward

Print in motion’ is the tag line Fespa has chosen for the 2022 Global Print Expo, which takes place at the Berlin Messe at the end of May.

"Embrace change and feel the feel"

Q&A: Lucy Swanston, managing director, Nutshell Creative and Topic Heroes Charity

Lucy has reached “the grand old age of 45” and has been working in the print and agency world for 27 years.

"We want to be at the forefront of growing the next generation of printers"

60 seconds with LG Davis 

Established in 1962, LG Davis was the realisation of founder Ron O’Donnell’s dream – to have a company that put the customer first. From humble beginnings in a small stationery shop in Balsall Heath...

Mwebe: XL 106 ambitions

Rising star: Mark Mwebe, press operator, Micropress

Mark started working in the printing industry three years ago. The 24-year-old’s drive and positive attitude helped him to carry off the prestigious Trainee of the Year Award at this year’s Printweek...

Kriswillcode's clever design for the Wordle score badge. Image: Kriswillcode

Overmatter: Wear your Wordle

Hands up who’s become horribly addicted to the cult daily work-out-the-word game, Wordle?

Hunter: “The speed and ease-of-use is exactly what we need”

Me & My: Horizon BQ-160 PUR perfect binder

Allistair Hunter, managing director of Clacton-on-Sea-based print, direct mail and publishing business The DS Group says that to be successful in the printing industry and enjoy longevity you have to...