Features

Up for grabs: neighbouring houses go for at least £1m

Overmatter: Serious House Envy

Ever fancied a millionaire lifestyle, living in a great big posh mansion somewhere leafy?

This long-standing MIS developer is now being run by the founders’ children

Estimable estimators

In the late 1970s print estimators worked with the original spreadsheets, which were large sheets of paper with printed grids that were filled in by hand with written instructions and calculations.

The show must go on

With the world’s biggest print expo delayed, here’s what you could have seen...

Popely: “The staff and customers have really  supported the process all the way”

Set out to achieve the highest standards

Since joining commercial printer Anglia Print in 2002, ardent eco campaigner John Popely has made it his mission to shape a business with as little negative environmental impact as possible.

A question of necessity

The human body is an organic marvel, able to cope with so much. But Covid-19, as a new virus from which there is very little immunity, has wrought havoc. And not just on people, but on personal...

Extraordinary measures for extraordinary events

Coronavirus is an extraordinary event. While some sectors have done well in the downturn – video conferencing, online retail and groceries to name but a few – print, in some sectors at least, has had...

Grab your chance to bounce back

The fact that coronavirus should be a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic is irrelevant; it’s with us and has caused global carnage leaving governments around the world struggling to cope.

Being the boss in unprecedented times

When it’s very, very tough at the top. Part one of a two-part special feature where a variety of industry MDs and CEOs share their experiences of being a business leader during an unprecedented period...

Mercian delivers a natural solution for eco brewer

Hobsons Brewery’s very own wind turbine, Windy Wendy, powers around a third of its requirements while solar panels and other technologies, plus the use of locally sourced ingredients and suppliers...

Doel: Everything is impossible until someone makes it possible

Q&A: Ian Doel, owner, Freelance Print Staff

Ian is 47 and has been in print since he was 16, starting off with a print apprenticeship. Of the industry he says: “I love it, so many great people.” He lives with his two children in Southsea and...

Rising star: Hamza Loonat, business analyst and implementation manager, Paragon Customer Communications

Hamza is 22 and approaching the fourth anniversary of joining the industry as an apprentice at Paragon CC.

60 seconds with Trade Canvas Print

Trade Canvas Print began life in 2005 “a bit by accident”. Managing director Ben Fecci had a knee operation which didn’t go to plan, which meant he had a lot of time on his hands but limited mobility.

Getting away from it all

Generous holiday entitlement is one of the most valuable rewards an employer can give and while the law demands a statutory minimum, many employees receive a contractual right to more. But despite the...

Killer App: Saxon applies special brew to craft ale case for Beer Factory

Since 2014, The London Beer Factory has been brewing its premium craft beer in the heart of South East London. But with demand for premium brews increasing in recent years, differentiating from rivals...

Missing your pooch's pong?

Overmatter: Pooch personalisation

Overmatter loves coming across dogs in print – in fact a couple can be found in the mentions on the previous pages.