Features
Niche specialists can look forward to a solid future
In the 12 months since PrintWeek first took a serious look at the prospects for 3D printing, the market has both evolved and stayed pretty much the same.
Interview: ‘Inserts may not be sexy, but they have massive scale’
It’s not often that that PrintWeek gets invited to media agency bashes, where the beards are short and the hair directional.
Q&A: Patsy Taylor Sales account manager, Emtone Print
Hot on the heels of the special feature in our last issue about family-run print firms, we have a new joiner at family-owned Emtone Print in Bath. It’s Patsy’s first year in print, no less.
Bringing post-press depts up to speed
There’s an apocryphal, but believable, story of an early Indigo press user sending a 100-copy job to a trade finisher, who duly phoned up the next day and said “Right, we’ve set up on the overs, can...
Business inspection: Keep your eyes focused on the prize
With more than 20,000 orders a day and projected growth of 50% over the next year for its Docmail service, CFH Docmail handles a lot of mail for a lot of people. With that many customers relying on...
60 seconds with Battlefield Printing Group
Battlefield Printing Group started out 25 years ago with a Multilith press in the company owner’s garage. It quickly became known as the ‘friendly print and copy shop’ and built a reputation in...
Interview: ‘A business lives or dies on cashflow, not just profit’
According to Delta Group chief executive Mike Phillips, the firm’s clients regard it as one of the industry’s best kept secrets. But with sales expected to nudge £70m in 2015 and an ambitious plan to...
Unshackle your speed from your slowest process
Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try to improve performance. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster. So is his marriage. He has 90 days to save his plant or...
Firms turn to Jungsters to get the measure of new starters
Steve Jobs was ISTP, whereas Leonardo da Vinci was ENTP. Bill Gates, however, is ENTJ while Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg is judged to be ENFJ.
What’s the secret behind keeping it in the family?
The UK economy is underpinned by family businesses. According to the Forum of Private Business, around 3m of the country’s 4.6m SMEs are run by families and these businesses contribute around 31% of...
Quality vs cost-effective: spot the difference
When it comes to paper, the average print client is not necessarily the most educated of purchaser. It’s a difficult market to get your head around, with so many options and brands that even some...
Q&A: Dave Turnbull, operations director, L&S Printing
Dave has spent 25 years – more than half his lifetime – in print. He’s married with two children and has always lived on or near the beach, and tries to make the most of this luxury whenever possible....
60 seconds with LeftMedia
After years of working as sole traders, LeftMedia was established in 2014, when Mitchel White joined forces with fellow creative Matt Simpson to combine their design and print offerings, which they...
Business inspection: Stakeholder staff ensure benefits for everyone
Eating fish and chips on a Saturday afternoon while on holiday might seem like a rather unlikely time to come up with a business brainwave, but for Colchester Print Group managing director Philip...
Interview: ‘Always build your business around what clients want’
Taking on one failed print business and converting it into a £38m-turnover firm that you then sell to a US corporate could be considered lucky. If you then go on to do it a second time, and make an...