Review of 2022: The Demise of YM Group
At the start of 2022 there was already intense speculation over the financial health of the YM Group business. In its most recent accounts, for the year ending 31 May 2020, YM Group had sales of...
New year predictions: Ryan Miles, Heidelberg UK
Ryan Miles, managing director of Heidelberg UK, says that those who can master the challenges presented in 2023 will prosper and be the successful printers of the future.
New year predictions: Ali Kaye, CPI
Ali Kaye, managing director of CPI's STMA and colour division, sees opportunities in 2023 for printers agile enough to take advantage of them.
New year predictions: Kath Doran, Spectrum Print & Plastics
Kath Doran, managing director of Spectrum Print & Plastics, has seen the print industry take a closer look at R&D in the past year - and is looking forward to that continuing into the new year.
Review of 2022: April
Our annual round-up of all the big news stories from the past 12 months – April.
New year predictions: Rob Cross, Micropress Printers
The Suffolk, family-run print business’s director believes continued consolidation will be one of the big opportunities in 2023, but his Christmas wish is for the industry at large to focus on its...
New year predictions: Jason Hammond, The Delta Group
When the Delta Group chief executive shared his predictions in 2018 he wanted a break from Brexit, this time around he would love a return to normality.
New year predictions: Ray Hillhouse, Plockmatic Group Offline Business Unit
Ray Hillhouse, VP of sales and marketing at Plockmatic Group Offline Business Unit, is expecting 2023 to be another challenging year for the industry, leading many printers to invest in more automated...
New year predictions: Eli Mahal, HP Indigo
HP Indigo's head of L&P marketing Eli Mahal is expecting printers to implement more ways to save on energy costs, and says many customers are already investing a lot in these efforts.
Review of 2022: March
Our annual round-up of all the big news stories from the past 12 months – March.
Review of 2022: Strike action at Finnish paper mills
The already under pressure paper industry began 2022 in an entirely inauspicious manner. At the end of 2021 the Finnish Paperworkers’ Union, Paperiliitto, issued a strike notification to start at 6am...
New year predictions: Lance Hill, Eight Days A Week Print Solutions
Eight Days A Week Print Solutions managing director Lance Hill is hoping that in 2023 he will be able to spend more time in his virtual helicopter to sanity check the direction of travel as he drives...