Features

Sullivan: "It does what it says on the box"

Me & my: Ricoh Pro C9210

At the beginning of this year Positive in Mitcham, south-west London, invested around £200,000 in three new major pieces of equipment.

After you’ve gone

We enter the world with nothing and depart as we were born, leaving our earthly possessions behind. This harsh circle of life becomes grimmer for those left behind, especially where there is no will...

Get happy

We have a problem with productivity in the UK. Quite simply, we’re not as productive as many other developed nations.

Tax-savvy property management

There’s an oft used phrase among those in the accountancy profession: that no one should ‘let the tax tail wag the investment dog’, meaning, investment decisions shouldn’t be made solely for tax...

Prepare the ground for a smooth handover

In June this year global packaging business, VPK Packaging Group announced the appointment of a new group managing director for its UK-based corrugated division, Rigid Containers.

60 seconds with Ignite Print

Ignite Print CEO Hickesh Mehta says that it’s “quite nostalgic thinking back to when Ignite Print first started out”. “We officially launched in 2010 as a small family business operating out of my...

Rising star: Jayleigh Price, number one printer, Precision Colour Printing

Jayleigh beat off stiff competition to carry off the Trainee of the Year Award at last month’s PrintWeek Awards. She’s 21 and has been working in the printing industry since spring 2016 when she took...

Q&A: Chris Strawson Account and new business manager, DPS Digital

Chris is 44 years old and has spent 27 years in the print trade. He’s single and loves entertaining, running, going to the gym and cooking.

Printing in another dimension

Augmented reality – or AR, as most of us refer to it – is seeping into the print industry and changing the way we interact with brands and products.

Best of British: No end to finishing creativity

At the lively LabelExpo show in Brussels, held at the end of September, AB Graphic International’s stand was buzzing.

Rising star: Kirsty Osborne, compliance and quality manager, ProCo

After studying business at college Kirsty decided to jump straight into the world of work “and earn some money”. She’s been in print since 2010, after chancing upon a Facebook advert that set her off...

Q&A Cameron Gray, business development manager, UK Book Binders

Cameron is 25 years old and has been in the industry for just over four years after swapping a personal training role in London for print finishing in Weston-super-Mare. He’s an Everton FC season...

The future is up in the air

Cloud-based systems are changing the way printers work, allowing them to better serve changing customer demands and put resources and capital into more effective channels, as well as providing...

An app-titude for learning

If you are not invested in personal learning and development, then we probably aren’t the right company for you. That’s what I always say to people who are hoping to work with us,” states Fastsigns UK...

New territories

It can be brutal out there. Arguably, it’s never been tougher to thrive in the print sector. Low margins are the order of the day and some markets are being eroded by stiff competition from new media....