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Rising star: Jordan Lench Digital marketing apprentice, CCM Group
Jordan is 22 and began her industry career earlier this year, having joined Sutton-in-Ashfield-based CCM Group as an apprentice in March.

60 seconds with Print Image Network
Managing director John Foster “took the plunge” and set up Print Image Network in June 2000. “Renting a very small unit in an old cotton mill; started selling print and mailing as a managed service…...

A new capacity model
Covid prompted Pensord to build back better, fit for a post-pandemic future.

Breaking up can be hard to do
When the time has come to move on, those in leased premises need to take extra care that they fulfill the terms of their contract or risk having to pay hefty fees.

Terminating cyber attacks
With more people working from home than ever before, the threat from malicious hackers has increased exponentially, so how do you protect your business?

Disagreeable directors
If a company falls out with one of its directors, what can it do? It’s likely to depend on the specific circumstances but there are a number of ways to resolve the situation.

Nettl branch speeds young racer into pole position
Still only 15, Max Dodds started out racing karts at the age of four and this summer marked his first season in the Ginetta Junior Championship, a proven feeder series for GT, Touring Cars, Formula 1,...

Fespa updates on 2021 Expo and unveils 2022 date
Fespa has provided an update on the features and Covid measures that will be in place at its upcoming Global Print Expo in Amsterdam, which will return in October, and also revealed the dates and...

Best of British: new life for old presses
For almost 20 years Letterpress Services has been refurbishing and converting letterpress machinery to high standards, then selling the presses to meet a steady demand for embellishment foiling and...

The shape of things to come in marketing
If you type the term ‘shaped door drops’ into a well-known search engine, you are unlikely to get a print-relevant answer in the first few results.

Star product: Konica Minolta PKG-675i
A speedy option for board printing with a good bang-to-buck ratio.

Star product: Xeikon SX20000
This 520mm-wide, dry-toner press can produce high-quality SRA3-plus sheets on a wide range of substrate types and weights, making it a flexible option for a variety of target markets.

Me & My: BGM Elite DSR
Garage start-ups tend to be associated with the US – think Apple and Hewlett-Packard – but they’re not uncommon on this side of the Atlantic either. It’s surprising how many of the successful printers...

Me & My: EFI Vutek FabriVu 340i
Like so many good ideas, Ottimo Digital began with a conversation over a pint in a pub. In 2009, Nick Lindwall and Lee Crew got together for a drink. They had known each other since college and were...

Q&A: Maz (Marian) Keogh, new business manager, Showcase Creative
Marian has been working in print for 20 years, and is married with one teenage daughter. She is coming up to 53 and no doubt speaks for many when she says ‘how did that happen!’