Opinion

Reader Reaction: What can the COI do to simplify government tenders?

We ask if the Central Office of Information's new framework will make tendering easier

Reader Reaction: Does the print industry need higher education courses?

After the LCC suspended its print courses, we ask if print can live without this type of training

Q&A: Matt Rockley

Matt Rockley is the product manager for B2 and B3 at Heidelberg UK. He is 36, married, and has a three-year-old son. Having been in print for 20 years, Matt would quite enjoy getting stuck on a desert...

Fujifilm's move in redefining plates as 'low-chemistry' needs to be followed

Andrew Tribute discusses Fujifilm's decision to drop its 'chemistry-free' tag and use 'low chemistry' instead.

Pre-packs maximise returns and offer a valuable alternative to redundancies

There's been a lively debate on the use of pre-packs as part of an administrator's toolkit in recent months. The impact of the Credit Crunch and recession has seen a dramatic rise in the number of...

'Printroductions' & odd-size webs

Jo Francis tracks down the solutions to your technical troubles

Reader Reaction: Have you diversified to mitigate the effects of recession?

We ask whether adding extra strings to your bow ensures safe passage through the downturn

Reader reaction: Will capacity cuts and closures have an impact on prices?

We ask if the ongoing downsizing in the industry will allow printers to increase prices

HP's web press has all the attributes to push digital print into the mainstream

Last year, there were several product launches in inkjet technology. The most significant was HP's web press, which was actually delivered to a customer while many of its rivals were still at the...

Q&A: Mike Keating

Mike Keating is the managing director of Key2 Group and has been in the industry for 25 years. He co-directs the company with his wife Lesley. He claims never to have had a fashion disaster, which...

Advice on turning over a new leaf

Jo Francis tracks down the solutions to your technical troubles

Reader Reaction: Would you offer free press time to attract new customers?

After Kingsdown Printing offered print free of charge to up trade, we ask if you would do the same

Print will have to develop its business model in response to Kindle DX launch

Late last year, I wrote an article about the potential market for e-readers, commenting mainly on the Kindle reader from Amazon.

Q&A: Caroline Dover

Caroline Dover is the managing director of Reading-based digital printer Vee Media. She is married with one son. She loves a massage and quite likes the thought of being stuck on a desert island with...