Features
60 seconds with Diguru
Diguru started back in 2010 with the aim of delivering a diverse range of printing services, quickly, efficiently and to the highest quality. The firm’s focus was to offer three key services to...
Making the case for setting up apprenticeships
Keenan Phillips had something to prove at his interview for an apprenticeship post. So did the man interviewing him for the job at Saxon Packaging.
Add to your hat collection to help you get ahead
Diversification: is it a buzz word we’ve become obsessed with or an unnecessary evil if a print business is to thrive beyond 2018?
Boardroom responsibilities need to be taken seriously
Everyone loves a title. Whether it’s self-aggrandisement, public recognition of good work done, or as a function of a role, titles are everywhere. But while some titles are honorific, others, such as...
Q&A: Simon McNelly, print and preset supervisor, Etiquette Labels
Simon is 53 and has worked in the printing industry for 19 years. He is married with two children, and in his spare time “enjoys country walks followed by a nice meal out with the wife”.
Has fixed-palette come of age at last?
A quarter century has passed since serious proposals were first made for six- and seven-colour process sets to replace the need for spot colour inks.
Q&A: Jason Maclaren Business development manager, John Good
Jason is “50 years young” and has been in the print trade since 18, having joined third-generation family business (SJ Heady & Co) based in Clapham, London.
60 seconds with XIC
XIC started life in 1986, when founder Bill Fawcett bought out the franchised print business he was running. At that point, it was known as Xpress Print.
What threat does IoT pose to printers’ kit?
Fridge freezers that auto-order milk, kettles that boil water using an app and thermostats that you control from your car... the internet and things that run on it have come a long way since Sir Tim...
'It’s a transformation not a turnaround’
At PrintWeekLive! in March, we were fortunate enough to welcome the newly appointed Williams Lea Tag (WLT) global chief executive David Kassler as our opening keynote speaker.
That’s a relief: make the most of your allowances
It’s well known that tax law is unclear, if not impenetrable. What is less well known is how much it’s grown in recent years. In 2009, UK tax law stood at 11,520 pages . But by 2016, it comprised...
At the cutting edge: slicing and dicing at lightspeed
Up until a couple of years ago laser cutting was considered a niche part of the print market. Most printers would send out this intricate finishing work to a handful of specialist laser companies that...
Give workers a lift and avoid getting a pain in the neck
According to the Health & Safety Executive, manual handling incidents account for over a third of accidents reported in the print trade.
Fespa 2018: stand highlights
What's new and what's hot at the wide-format show
60 seconds with Rondor Printing
Rondor Printing began life in the 1980s and after a couple of changes in ownership during the intervening years, Tracy Cone and Adrian Saunders took over the company in 2017 after working there since...