Features

60 seconds with Woodmansterne

Woodmansterne started in 1953 and for 35 years was the leading publisher and manufacturer of colour slides in the world.

A heavenly outcome for match made in Harrogate

Like the company he manages, Mark Plummer likes the direct approach, and where better for such an approach than the home county of direct talking: Yorkshire.

Playful presents and festive finds

Once again we’ve trawled the high street and the interwebs for a range of print-themed prezzies for ink-on-paper enthusiasts.

Skills schemes to attract bright young things

Whenever I thought of the print industry I pictured big warehouses printing stacks of newspapers: I guess I just thought of print as being quite old-fashioned,” recalls one of them.

A forte for IT can help orchestrate greater harmony

There is no doubt that the top dog in enterprises when it comes to all things IT and technology is the chief information officer (CIO).

Q&A: Linzi Blackwell Senior graphic designer, Primeprint Newark

Linzi has been working as a graphic designer for Primeprint Newark for six years after graduating with a BA (Hons) in Printed Textiles from University College Falmouth.

60 seconds with Belmont Packaging

Belmont Packaging was founded in 1978. The firm set up an e-commerce division, Boxed-Up, five years ago, supplying a range of boxes to smaller merchants.

‘It’s all about return on investment’

Earlier this month, The Printing Charity, in partnership with Ricoh, took the opportunity presented by its annual luncheon to organise a roundtable discussion on how the industry can prepare for...

Manufacturing a cure for toxic errors is getting simpler

Swiss-made is synonymous with a meticulous attention to detail, reliable performance and unimpeachable standards. Think watches, chocolate, banking, the Red Cross and Roger Federer.

Bring the family together under the same roof

The move took them only one and a half miles away but the consequence was far reaching.

More bang for your buck (but beware old bangers)

"I’ve always been pretty wary of buying secondhand,” admits Tom Gaughan, production director at Peter Scott Printers.

Q&A: Jamie Court, managing director, Clinical Print Finishers

Jamie has worked in print finishing for 23 years. He’s married to Kathy and they have two children, Charlie aged six and Abi aged four.

60 seconds with H&H Reeds Printers

The company originally started in 1878 as Reeds, a small family firm of printers and stationers based in Penrith in Cumbria. It remained in the same hands until 2006 when the now managing director...

‘2017 is really going to be a pivotal year’

Following a torrid period when his beloved Printed.com could have ended up in the arms of another, founder Nick Green looks back on an “exceptionally hard” year, while looking forward to bigger and...

Draw up your own recipe for social success

The onward march of social media continues. Today, roughly one in every three people in the world is an active social media user. But of course, that does not paint a true picture for the more...