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Q&A: James Freemantle Proprietor, St James Park Press

James Freemantle is 38 and set up the Press in 2015 to focus on hand-made limited-edition letterpress printed books and ephemera.

Fespa: global expo takes flight

Fespa’s flagship event, its global print expo, will be held at the Berlin Messe this year, the first time since 2007 the German capital has hosted the expo.

The deadline for GDPR compliance is now very near

In just over a month’s time, the greatest change to data protection law – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – will be upon us and nothing, not even Brexit, is going to stop its...

We’re jamming, we hope you like jamming too

Next year the grey suits might give paintballing a miss and instead head to Calverts in Shoreditch for a spot of alternative team building.

60 seconds with Minuteman Press Bristol

Minuteman Press Bristol was founded in 1998 and purchased by director Peter Wise in 2006, who was attracted by the combination of skilled graphic design, print production and bindery all under one...

‘Exploding’ sales flagged up need for more space

Iain Clasper-Cotte took the urgent call at 5.30pm. And less than 24 hours later his relieved client took delivery of the job: high-definition tension fabrics for 30 shops. This was just one of eight...

Getting difficult decisions right

It’s unfortunate that just as firms prosper, they can also fail. While creditors lose out, so do employees who become redundant.

Q&A: Helen Phillips Head of customer service, RNB Group

Helen is 30 years old and has worked in print for 10 years, after starting work in the industry while she finished her degree.

Strong arm tactics tackle heavy loads

There are robots and robots. One type inhabits the popular culture of books, movies and TV, where more-or-less humanoid machines may be heroes, villains, evil or good, oppressors or slaves. Then there...

Materials to conjure with: wide-ranging wide-format

For any brand or business shopping around for wide-format print, the industry offers a Willy Wonka-style profusion of delights to play with and pick from.

Help your staff plan for a comfortable retirement

Statistics from the Office for National Statistics published last September (2017) show that we’re living longer.

60 seconds with MBA Group

MBA began life in 1984 as a mailing house, operating from the home of founder and owner Bachar Aintaoui, before expanding into a factory unit. The business initially served financial institutions in...

Better control of downtime ups productivity

When Adam Walker joined Precision Colour Printing (PCP) as head of operations three years ago, the company was busy and successful, but aware that its maintenance practices were not serving it as well...

Q&A: Andrew Horn European solutions director, ADM Group

Andrew has worked in and around print for 30 years, on the manufacturing side in City print, greetings cards and point-of-sale, as well as with print management companies.

Deliver the goods: getting it out there

Business moves quickly. Demanding customers, short deadlines, and the connected world have not only increased the pressure on printers to deliver Grade A product at the lowest price, but instantly...