Features
Q&A: David Bland, sales and marketing director, Blackmore
David is 63 years old and has been in print for 47 years. He’s married to the “long suffering” Jackie, and describes himself as a “proud Englishman, bee-keeper, antidisestablishmentarian, bad speller...
‘Understanding people is the biggest thing of all’
It’s fair to say that Peterborough-based Printondemand-worldwide does exactly what it says on the tin – on-demand printing, specifically of book products.
Build bridges to inspire the next generation
It started badly, and with Idi Amin. In early August 1972 the president of Uganda ordered the expulsion of his country’s Asian minority, giving them 90 days to leave.
A bit of personality will set you apart from the crowd
While some old-school printers may be still relying on the size of their machinery to wow customers and win new business, more and more printers are moving from shouting about their technical prowess...
Plan for the worst to salvage the best
Ordinarily we take a functioning society for granted and so carry on life and business assuming that we’re invulnerable to attack. The reality, sadly, is that we’re often just a hair’s breadth away...
Can manufacturers really help printers attain nirvana?
Manufacturing excellence is a term that is widely bandied about by business consultants but what does it mean in practice? PrintWeek spoke to some of the big suppliers to the printing industry to find...
60 seconds with WO Jones
WO Jones was started in 1904 by William Owen Jones, the great-grandfather of current managing director Marcus Jones.
Magazine sector finds ways to buck the trend
When women’s fashion and celebrity weekly title Look published its last ever issue last month the publication dedicated an entire page listing its rivals and implored its readers “if you have a top...
Q&A: Tony Gill Chief executive Mosaic Group
Tony has spent 40 years in the industry, he’s been married to Jane for 32 years and their daughter Charlotte works for Twentysix Digital in Leeds. His hobbies include walking and travelling with his...
10 under 10
Adding a new capability needn’t break the bank as this collection of wide-format printers attests. For a relatively modest investment a printer could effectively open up a whole host of new markets.
Used kit can be a bargain if you can take away the risk
Buy right or buy twice. It’s sage advice and when it comes to equipment, the quandary that print has to deal with is whether to purchase new or secondhand. Some will instinctively want to use a brand...
Work smarter – and make your tech work harder
It was a big ask. But Creation Reprographics wanted to get even smarter by improving connectivity of workflows, optimising processes, reducing manual workloads and improving efficiency.
Keep clients’ brands safe and sound
Every marcomms practitioner will vouch that brand recollection and brand assets are the most important commodities that brands need to protect.
60 seconds with Kenads Printers
Kenads was started in the summer of 1982 by Ken Strudwick, the father of current managing director Ian Strudwick.
Q&A: David Daw, managing director, Print 4 Business
David is 48, has spent 23 years in print, is married with two children and his hobbies include eating out and sport.