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Power 100 2014: 70-61
PrintWeek's annual run-down of the industry's most influential individuals, here we look at numbers 70 through to 61.
Power 100 2014: 100-91
PrintWeek's annual run-down of the industry's most influential individuals, here we look at numbers 100 through to 91.
Power 100 2014: 80-71
PrintWeek's annual run-down of the industry's most influential individuals, here we look at numbers 80 through to 71.
Welcome to the annual PrintWeek Power 100
The Power 100 has been one of PrintWeek’s flagship features for more than a decade and in all that time its basic premise has stayed the same: our ranking of the most influential printers, buyers and...
Power 100 2014: 1
Topping the list of PrintWeek's annual run-down of the industry's most influential individuals, is Polestar's Barry Hibbert.
Fairer salary scales will help prevent pay-day moans
Comedian Steve Martin delivers a wonderful line in the movie Sgt. Bilko. “All I ever wanted,” he says, “was an honest week’s pay for an honest day’s work.” It’s a great gag, not least because it rings...
Interview: ‘You can’t hide eco slip-ups and we don’t want to’
It’s safe to say that for the past decade, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) was regarded as one of the bogeymen of paper manufacturing, vilified by environmentalists and NGOs across the globe for its...
60 seconds with Showcase Creative
After working in graphic design for a number of years Andy Wreakes and brothers Jack and Paul Batey (left to right in picture) spotted a gap in the market for short-run presentation folders. In 2013...
Q&A: Nigel Thorpe Sales executive, Colourprint Norwich
Nigel started in the industry aged just 16 and is still in it 41 years later. And he has plans to be around for a bit longer still. He used to be something of a football player and is now a season...
Business inspection: United we stand
Finding ‘the one’ can be tough. Digital tools like Tinder make casual hook-ups easy, however if you want a more deep and meaningful relationship, it’s often someone in your circle of friends that...
Q&A: Nick Hand, director, The Letterpress Collective
Nick trained as a typographer and says he has loved type, ink and paper ever since. He recently completed an epic cycle ride from Bristol to Mainz in Germany on ‘the printing bike’, carrying an Adana...
Business inspection: Helping the less able find their way
Developing signage to assist dementia sufferers has helped Find build a profitable niche.
Friendlier finance climate opens up digital potential
Finance for investment – or rather, the lack of it – has been a bit of a problem for printing businesses over the past few years, as lenders tightened their purse strings in the aftermath of the...
Power to the people: why DIY may be the way to go
Back in 2010, Ron Davidson, managing director and founder of PM Solutions, wanted to install a wind turbine. An admirable desire to reduce his company’s environmental impact coincided with a generous...
60 seconds with RNB Group
Bob Rhodes and Ryan Metcalf joined forces to set up RNB Group nine years ago. The firm’s services span data processing, digital printing, laser printing, inkjetting, hand fulfilment, machine enclosing...