Opinion
Power of Print 2013 introduction
It’s no coincidence that our annual Power of Print supplement, which celebrates all things ink on paper, comes out at a time of year when print’s power is at its pinnacle.
Speak out, because it’s good to talk
As Bob Hoskins used to say in BT’s advertising campaign of the early 1990s: ‘It’s good to talk.’
60 seconds with: Remous
Remous founder Graham Bunter started off writing and publishing a magazine about stock cars, which he printed in his garage. More and more people asked if he could supply print for them, and the...
Comment: Print is finally getting its mojo back
Over the past few months there has been a tangible air of excitement in PrintWeek Towers in the run up to last week’s Awards.
Comment: Dynamic duos must share a vision
Our past couple of interviewees have reminded me of the power of print partnerships.
60 seconds with: The Marstan Press
This is a highly appropriate 60 seconds with because on 1 October The Marstan Press started its 60th year in business. The firm started off in letterpress, before moving to litho and then adding...
60 seconds with: Cambrian Printers
With a history dating back to 1860 when it was a regional newspaper publisher and printer, over the intervening years, Cambrian Printers has refined its offering and used its printing expertise to...
Comment: The time is right to take a punt on success
Speaking to this issue’s interviewee, we touched on a topic that seems to be cropping up more and more: are we, as an industry, becoming too risk averse?
DM sector up in arms over postcode file access proposals
It is the most up-to-date and comprehensive database of its kind in the UK, holding details of more than 29m business and residential addresses, and for many it is invaluable. Few in the direct...
Comment: Digital has democratised printing
It’s hard to believe that it was just two decades ago that colour digital print technology first signalled its intent to enter the industry mainstream.
60 seconds with: Duraweld
Duraweld began life in 1959, mostly making plastic book covers for libraries and sleeves for telephone books. In 1970 it merged with Mac Plastics, run by Richard Senior.
In March 2010 the company...
Lack of clarity confuses argument over zero-hours contracts
The row over the so called zero-hours contract (ZHC) has gained traction in recent weeks, not least thanks to a survey published by Unite on 8 September, ahead of the TUC Congress in Bournemouth last...
60 seconds with: Central Colour
Central Colour was set up in 1996, and was acquired in an MBO by directors Andy Baxter, Richard Limer and David Fortune nine years ago. Between them the trio have racked up a whopping 75 years’...
Comment: What matters is talent, not gender
Somewhat apposite that I get to be the holiday cover for comment in this issue, given our Briefing topic is women in print. As a woman who’s been in print all her working life, I am indeed perfectly...
Power 100 2013: 10 to 2
PrintWeek's annual run-down of the industry's most influential individuals, here we look at numbers 10 through to 2.