Opinion

EU late payment law may do SMEs more harm than good

If you strip down any business failure, the chances are that poor cashflow is ultimately blamed for the demise.

New regs represent the bare minimum of workers' rights

When it comes to wages and conditions for UK workers, agency staff are invariably at the bottom of the pile. They are also the workers most likely to be exploited and, in some cases, abused.

Cost of new laws will put workers' jobs in jeopardy

The Agency Workers Directive is a prime example of how dysfunctional our relationship with the EU has become. The government has made it clear time and time again that it wants to cut red tape so...

Government should use ABL to fund SMEs, finance expert claims

Adam Posen's proposal to set up a state-run bank to lend to SMEs has won support from the print sector, although the practicality of setting up a bank from scratch has been questioned by finance...

State banks appeal to SMEs, but there are better options

The economist Adam Posen is a man that few printers will have heard of before this week. Known primarily for being the arch-dove on the Bank of England's nine member Monetary Policy Committee, Posen...

Ten ways to begin the green journey

Find ways to reduce the impact of global warming and climate changes to build a better business environment, even if it means investing a little. Noel D'cunha suggests top tips

Why PUR almost failed and how books are being perfectly produced by binders states Tony Clark

PUR has arrived in India. Tony Clark, the bookbinding guru describes the journey of adhesives

"Print's customers need to understand the benefits of adopting transpromo," says Mehul Desai of MOS

Mehul Desai is the chairman and managing director of Mail Order Solutions. He says: "Don't inflate a small idea, take a big one to help customers achieve best results sans investing."

A country where print still reigns...

Digital adds another dimension, but the earning and revenue share which print advertisements still command, confirms that the future of traditional print is also bright, as Ramu Ramanathan finds out

Ipex Exhibitor Speak: Give technology a push: say Avijit Mukherjee, NS Pradeep and Vishnu Kamat

PrintWeek India speaks to a cross-section of industry experts at Ipex, and solicits their views

CTP: violet grabs 53% of market share

CTP sales are bullish, according to Samir Lukka and Ramu Ramanathan. And the total projection of new CTP platesetter sales in India by various vendors ranges from 900 to 1,200 units till 2015