Features
60 seconds with Blissetts
Blissett Bookbinders was established in London in 1920, and today the fourth generation is in charge.
‘Selling on price is not selling, it’s order taking’
All I ask is the chance to prove that money can’t make me happy,” quipped the offbeat, hilarious Spike Milligan.
Big screen stars can still outperform digital rivals
When wide-format inkjet print technology started to become widely commercially available in the 1990s, many in the industry believed it signalled the death knell for screen printing.
Q&A: Ray Baxter, commercial director, Insite Graphics
Ray hails from leafy Epsom and has been in the industry for 10 years. He’s been married to Jane for “34 long years”, and they have two grown up children. He’s passionate about Chelsea FC and is “a...
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Everyone loves a good Christmas party and a well-planned corporate gathering can do wonders for morale. But as headlines have shown, employers are becoming increasingly alive to the risks they face...
60 seconds with… Mostly Flat
Graphic designer and artist printmaker Dulcie Fulton started Mostly Flat in 2013 after she took a letterpress class that reminded her how much she loved the process.
Q&A: Marie Gilmour, senior account manager, J Thomson Colour Printers
Marie studied Psychology and French at Glasgow University and graduated with a BSc in 1995. After teaching English in France for a year she changed direction, joined J Thomson Colour Printers and has...
Material concerns: what can take the place of polywrap?
It started with single-use carrier bags, then progressed to plastic straws, water bottles and food packaging.
When ROI matters direct mail delivers
In July, well before the peak autumn period, PrintWeek partnered with Konica Minolta to pull together some of the leading lights in direct mail and discuss some of the key challenges and opportunities...
Print is learning the tricks of the trade
It feels as though we’ve argued about Brexit until we’re all blue in the face.
Keep your bright ideas safe under lock and key
When it comes to protecting what a business owns it’s easy to think of the physical – premises, equipment, stock and vehicles.
Acquiring a new outfit to produce new outfits
It was the right time for Keith Boyce. And it was the right place for his latest takeover target. The print managing director wanted to buy a business to expand the capabilities of one of the UK’s...
Keep your business and employees out of harm’s way
The backbone to the present health and safety regime is over 40 years old and to some it’s generated nothing but a culture of blame while to many others it has made the workplace markedly safer.
‘It’s always about pitching ourselves at the right place’
Boss Print managing director Fenton Smith is passionate about print – the technology of it, but more importantly the possibilities of it.
Asset audits will help keep books in order
Every business has assets. From land and buildings, to equipment, goodwill, brands and intellectual property (IP), there is value in everything. But the question for the businessman on Clapham omnibus...