Overmatter: Check your cheques

Cheques are just so last century, aren’t they? But not for Overmatter, oh no. So it was exciting to see a cheque doing a very 21st-century social media thing – going viral – thanks to a data file...

Martin: loves a machine with a ladder

Q&A: Neil Martin, print post and paper procurement manager, Tesco 

Neil is “a young at heart, sixty-something singleton” who started his print career in 1977. He enjoys eating out, going on the occasional holiday, and spending his time with his daughter.

"I’m a big fan of looking at improvements within my work"

Rising star: Josh Phizacklea Procurement assistant, James Cropper

Josh is 26 and has been working in the industry – in his case papermaking at Cumbrian manufacturer James Cropper – since 2014.

The UK’s most northerly printing company? 

60 seconds with Maskot

Is this the UK’s most northerly printing company? Established in 2015, Maskot started as a small graphic design company providing brand identity and development services.

Widely spaced work stations enabled the firm to continue through lockdowns

Business inspection: Incremental automation sends revenue rocketing

In 2008, Matt Dahan was living and working as a freelance photographer in Australia when he had something of a lightbulb moment.

The consequences of failure

Businesses are aware of what follows from any failure to adhere to, or fulfil, a contract. They know they’ll suffer non-payment, loss of reputation and risk legal action.

Newspapers: could some retailers set their own cover prices?

Shops could ditch newspapers over costs row

Independent retailers have warned that spiralling costs could force some outlets to drop newspaper sales altogether.

Grauf: Excited about Inkcups' unique value proposition

Grauf takes up new role at Inkcups

Bobby Grauf has become the new – and first – managing director of Inkcups Europe.

The new CJV330-160 will be on show at Sign & Digital UK

Mimaki unveils new printers and more at Innovation Days

Mimaki has launched a new wide-format inkjet printer range as well as new cutting plotters to kick off its Global Innovation Days event, which is taking place online this week.

Liverpool site makes metal packaging for beverage and industrial markets

Unite plans strike action at Envases Liverpool

Metal packaging specialist Envases Liverpool is facing strike action this month after the Unite union rep was dismissed from his role at the business.

Top health & safety myths

Health and safety law is central to regulatory intervention. But this wasn’t always so, and as a result, myths have become entrenched in operations leaving some unable to tell fact from fiction. But...

An international affair

Margins in print can be slender. Looking at the most recent Printweek Top 500 report, compiled in association with business advisory and accountancy firm Grant Thornton, the average industry operating...