Features

Secondhand in big demand

Since the last recession secondhand equipment has become a popular option for many printers. Buying secondhand minimises investment risks and enables printers to buy kit at a price that might...

Another option for DM houses

Star product: Sitma 1150-FP Fast Pack

A flexible and fast e-commerce and direct mail wrapper.

Clifford (Right with Agfa’s Paul Fitch): “They’ve done everything if not more than what we were expecting from them”

Me & my: Agfa Anapurna H2500i LED

In a normal year Southend-based Solopress would be churning out between 2,000 to 3,000 orders per day, depending on seasonality. These orders could be anything from 100,000 leaflets, a single roller...

Boden: Halibut error

Q&A: Simon Boden Business improvement manager, Glossop Cartons

Simon is 51 years young, and has been in print packaging for 35 years “man and boy”. He’s married with four grown-up children – twin daughters aged 30, a daughter of 26 and a son of 21 – and a...

Le Gresley: "Working while learning allowed me to hit the ground running"

Rising star: James Le Gresley, flexo press operator, Aztec Label

James is the son of Aztec Label managing director Colin Le Gresley and one of three siblings working in the family firm.

Cliftons: "no problem"

60 seconds with Cliftons

Cliftons managing director Tim Clifton started the trade print finishing business in 1998 with his father John. “I had been in repro for 10 years and was in Australia at the time when I received a...

Overmatter: cut-out companions

Could 2020 be the year of the ‘sit-ee’? We’ve seen empty football stadiums populated with cut-outs of supporters while fans are forced to stay away from games, is the dinner table next?

Crane with Blue Print production manager Adrian Baker

Apprenticeships for growth

When the management of Worcestershire-based Blue Print Direct Mail set its eyes on a new period of growth for the business, nearly six years ago, it was to form part of a bigger picture.

Christmas gift guide: get gifts in good time

You may not want to start thinking about Christmas yet, particularly this year, but here is our annual round-up of print-themed prezzies to suit all tastes and budgets.

Soft skills for better business

To run a business, to be successful in life, requires skill, knowledge and plenty of time.

Foul play

The tales of espionage conjured up by John le Carré are without doubt fiction based on fact. But in the real world, businesses and their owners have been seeking to gain the upper hand over rivals for...

Claw back what’s rightfully yours

We’re in trying times and firms looking to drag in what they’re owed are struggling. If getting paid in normal times was tricky print is now having to up its game just to stand still.

Being the boss in unprecedented times, part 2

Part two of our special feature asking industry MDs and CEOs to share their experiences of being a business leader in unprecedented times and their strategies for handling the Covid crisis, both...

Killer app: H&H Reeds plays a blinder and nets top Carlisle FC programme

Saturday 3 October was a momentous day for fans of EFL League Two clubs Carlisle United FC and Barrow AFC, marking the first time the teams had met since 1964. A suitably special programme was...

Print powers through

It can be difficult to find things to celebrate in the current climate, but the Power of Print conference is celebrating its 10th birthday with this year’s event – and it really is a celebration....