Opinion

Printers on trend in election poll

This week’s PrintWeek poll shows our readers largely reflecting the national mood ahead of next month’s snap general election.

The many benefits of a PrintWeek gong

What is it that makes winning a PrintWeek Award so special?

Don’t drop prices if things go tits up

Sad news from Essex, with what looks like the imminent demise of the UK’s largest single-site commercial sheetfed printer, Anton Group.

The revolution continues next year

A two-year journey of discovery for PrintWeek came to a dramatic climax earlier this month, when the industry’s finest descended on the Wasps Arena, Coventry for our first PrintWeekLive! event.

The M&A game is open to all players

Judging by the contents of the past few issues, consolidation is clearly the name of the game right now.

Focus on the future for a longer life

January is always one of the toughest months for print, and this year seems to have been no exception.

Be inspired at the show you created

In just over six weeks’ time something very special will happen. We’ll be opening the doors at our inaugural show, PrintWeekLive!, and the excitement here at PrintWeek Towers is palpable.

Bring a refreshed perspective to 2017

A new year brings new opportunities, but all too often it also means facing up to the same old challenges.

New year predictions: Mark Simpson, Simpson Group

Simpson Group chairman Mark Simpson hopes his business will take on some rising young stars in 2017 and wants the print industry to get better at recruitment and training generally.

It’s time to consider putting up prices

While on many levels we’re going through a period of seismic change, politically and economically in particular, some things remain constant. I’m talking about the thorny issue of pricing in print, as...

Print’s still vital for marketing

At last week’s Power of Print seminar at Stationers’ Hall in London, unsurprisingly the effectiveness of print was the main topic of the conversation.

Print’s buzz defies the doom-mongers

Brexit, shmexit. While you could have been forgiven for expecting last week’s PrintWeek Awards to be a little subdued compared with recent years – with the main topic of conversation being the state...

Xerox is determined to meet challenges head on

In around 12 weeks’ time a new force in digital printing will be born: Xerox Corporation.

The trials and tribulations of buyers

Who would really want to be a print buyer these days?