Features

Apple’s recently launched iWatch is the latest bit of wearable technology. At the heart of this wearables revolution is the use of gadgets to keep track of vital signs. The idea of this ‘quantified...

In his ‘Hierarchy of Needs’, Abraham Maslow said in 1943 that there are five levels of needs that people require to be fulfilled to enable them to feel satisfied and content in their daily lives....

Few UK industry sectors emerged from the recession as bloodied and bruised as UK Print PLC. Prior to the downturn the industry was in a tailspin thanks to the rise of online communication channels,...

Although he left fashion retail in the 1980s to work in print sales, David still has fond memories of his time at Topman in Lincoln. Working his way through the print industry, he is now the managing...

Formerly a branding and design company overseen by 27-year-old managing director Ross Whitfield, North Press took delivery of a digital printer in October last year after finding that it was...

There are on the horizon tougher EU regulations regarding the use of hazardous substances that are targeted at some of the more troublesome elements of the periodic table, among them lead (Pb),...

Since getting a job as a paste-up artist/typesetter 25 years ago, Tracey and print have been inseparable. Moving to specialist commercial printing firm Hibiscus as a Mac operator, she now manages the...

Consignia, New Coke and Choco Krispies are just three of many infamous attempts at rebranding over the years. While some companies ride out the storm that often accompanies major change, these three...

For years the tried and trusted method print bosses used to motivate their sales staff was the ‘carrot and stick’ approach: the promise of cold hard cash if certain performance-related targets were...

Copyprint was established in 1980 in the former owner’s garage. It grew substantially in the early 1980s and moved to an industrial unit in Treforest. It has since taken over the neighbouring units on...

Ink-stained apprentices were a feature of the printing trade for centuries. At least three US presidents – Thomas Jefferson, Warren Harding and Lyndon Johnson – worked as so-called ‘printer’s devils’...

It’s safe to say that Pureprint chief executive Mark Handford likes to run his business at full throttle.

Founder and managing director Mike Rawcliffe has been operating PNG Digital for just over a year from premises in Blackpool, Lancashire and the business has already experienced steady growth.

Back in their schooldays, friends Lynn Russell and Cath Maybin had no idea that in the future they would be joint directors of a successful contract packing, handwork and finishing company.

Asif lists his hobbies as “work and running”. One of those is definitely not a hobby and the other one remains highly debateable among a large section of the population, but we’ll let it slide for...