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Going greener: 10 top tips
There was a time during the last decade when carbon footprint reduction seemed to be the primary topic of conversation in the print industry, with recyclables, chemicals and shifts to new, greener...

Business Inspection: Make a strong recovery
In the late noughties, Mark Gray was running a profitable Manchester print business producing educational material, but with the market flagging due to new technological capabilities in schools, Gray...

Q&A: Anthony Harris, managing director, Mainstream Print
Former snooker pro Anthony has now spent 25 years in the industry. He describes his hobbies as “Snooker, walking and Aston Villa”. He’s married to Tracey, and they have two children, Thomas (21) and...

Rising star: Emily Clarke, key account executive, Graphic Packaging International, Leeds
Emily is 26 and has just notched up her fourth year in print, having joined the industry by chance. This year she became the first person to achieve a BPIF Level 5 distinction in her chosen...

Best of British: James Cropper
Moving with the times has helped this long-standing British mill stay on top.

Only connect: pulling all the pieces together
It is the nature of a management information system that it has to connect with various other systems within a printing business from all sorts of vendors and across disciplines, from pre-press to...

Built to last
In the old days, printing machines were made to last. They were cleaved from solid chunks of metal and essentially built like brick outhouses. Despite technological advances making many of these old...

60 seconds with Apple Binding
Apple Binding was formed in 1994 by Kate and Jon Luke. As Kate explains: “We were always looking for a business opportunity. Jon was a commercial diver and I was a print rep. I needed to get a book...

Q&A: Vince Brearey Managing director operations, Offset Print & Packaging
Vince has spent 30 years in print after starting out as an assistant in a local trade printer before moving into cartons. He completed his apprenticeship 28 years ago. He’s married with a 14-year-old...

Rising Star: Connor Daniels Customer service representative, MBM Print SCS
Connor is 23 and found his way into the industry via his father, who heard there was a vacancy at East Kilbride-based MBM. He joined the firm in 2017 and has since benefited from The Printing...

Opportunity in the bag
Digitally-printed pouches offer label printers a way to diversify into packaging with minimal investment.

Forklifts: essential tool needs careful handling
Lift trucks of various kinds are necessary for the smooth running of printing firms of all sizes. Safe operation must be a top priority to prevent accidents.

Coronavirus survival guide, part one: Contracts
As Covid-19 continues to force the world into isolation, Printweek examines three key issues for management and finds advice on how to mitigate the impact of coronavirus. Part one is on removing risk...

Coronavirus survival guide part two: Employment matters
As Covid-19 continues to force the world into isolation, Printweek examines three key issues for management and finds advice on how to mitigate the impact of coronavirus. Part two is on employment...

Coronavirus survival guide part three: Insurance
As Covid-19 continues to force the world into isolation, Printweek examines three key issues for management and finds advice on how to mitigate the impact of coronavirus. Part three is on insurance.