Features
60-seconds with Kingfisher Print & Design
Established in 1982 by Derek Bellotti, Kingfisher is a family-run litho and digital print firm, now headed by Derek’s son Ross who says he strives to keep print relevant in a digital age.
Q&A: John Fry, production director, B&D Print Services
Leaving school 37 years ago at the tender age of 15, John Fry joined Graphic House in Preston as an apprentice printer.
Coatings build up a resistance in fight against infection
Feeling a bit peaky? You’re not alone. Post Christmas partying and indulgence, the nation’s immune system is collectively down, meaning winter flu, cold and stomach bugs are hard to avoid.
Helping staff play a healthy game of life
With colds and flu, not to mention post-Christmas hangovers, so prevalent in January, there are few times quite so likely to remind printers of the havoc that absenteeism can play with a workforce.
Q&A: Mark Willis, managing director, KMS Litho
Tree surgery’s loss was print’s gain, and KMS owner Willis is poised to notch up 30 years in printing after following his father into the trade. The 46-year-old father of three has developed a...
Business inspection: Top the class in building relationships
Offering a one-stop service for schools has helped Artisan Print Solutions printer build a healthy revenue stream.
60-seconds with: The Finishing Touch
Lancashire’s The Finishing Touch is a relatively young company, having been set up in the summer of 2010 by managing director Lynn Russell and business partner Cath Maybin, who spotted an opportunity...
Q&A: David Hennessy Operations manager, Newnorth Print
“40 years young” David has worked in print since leaving school with what he describes as a “dazzling” set of qualifications. An alumni of the London College of Printing and latterly Loughborough...
Interview: ‘If you are good at what you do, then anything’s possible’
Two quid and a DIY print table may seem a meagre foundation for a business, but teamed with Lascelle Barrow's considerable gumption it has built quite an empire.
Business inspection: Achieving a carbon-free operation
Going green is more than just a tick-box exercise for this end-to-end postal business.
Screen time is not just a passing fad
That’s the problem with a trend. By its very nature it’s an obsession with the very latest new thing. Great while it lasts, there’s also the inevitable moment when you question why you ever thought...
Print sets the beat at the heart of the marketing mix
For decades print was a medium of choice for marketers. Like TV and radio, it was a well proven method that delivered measurable ROI. Then the internet, email and SMS messaging came along and suddenly...
B2C photobook production platforms put to the test
Who’d have thought that, along with Xbox Ones, PS4s and iPad Minis, one of the most popular gifts come Christmas Day 2013 would be something much more traditional – the humble photo. Or rather the...
Print enables inspiration to take flight
You can almost touch them. In fact you can almost feel just how satisfying it was to make them. Admiring this year’s Power of Print cover’s origami cranes, you’re instantly connected with the appeal...
New tech opens up short-run options
What do the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), esoteric football magazine Pickles, and newly married Lydia and Jamie from Sheffield have in common? Answer: they’ve all produced their own newspapers...