Features
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...
Planting a new hub in the land of the thistle
Graham Hunstone is spreading his wings again. The England-based Scot recently opened a regional sales hub nearly 300 miles from his print company headquarters in Lincoln.
60 seconds with Vincent Press
Vincent Press has been trading since 2010. “The last eight years have flown by and in this time Vincent Press has become a well-established company in the locality. In a very competitive market our...
Processless is getting the chemistry right
Back in 2015, PrintWeek posed the question: Has processless become the new normal? The answer at the time was not quite, but it’s getting there.
Q&A: Elena Cinquegrana, group product director, Photobox
Elena is a relative newcomer to the industry, having joined Photobox 18 months ago. Prior to that she was head of product development at McLaren Applied Technologies. She speaks five languages and is...