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Brutal industry can also be beautiful - and a great ride
After seven years, my time on PrintWeek has come to an end. While I would never claim to have ink in my veins, I will always feel that I am part of this industry and so before I move on I would like...
Welcome to the 2013 Environment report
There's no doubt that, as much as some people would like you to think otherwise, the prime driver for greening up your business isn't always going to be the impact on our planet's health.
Prevent your best asset from becoming your biggest pain
Recruitment is a little like public speaking, insofar as the people who genuinely enjoy it, generally seem to get the most out of it.
No lack of innovation at the recent Innovationdays event
Call them publishing or graphic arts; it was these latest applications to come within the remit of continuous-feed inkjet printing that dominated Hunkeler Innovationdays (HID). Historically, HID has...
The power of print is best, whatever Google might say
Two Sides certainly knows how to pick a fight. No foe is too fearsome for the industry's crusader against greenwash to challenge - as evidenced by its open letter to Google's chief executive last...
While not the best vintage, 2012 was still a decent year
For those that remember our first issue of 2012, which featured web offset job and capacity cuts, you could be forgiven for thinking that this year has ended almost exactly the same way it began -...
'Big two' is the new reality of the web offset landscape
Right. This. Really. Is. It. Surely we have now definitely reached the tipping point in the UK web offset market.
This year's Top 500 provides more reasons to be festive
John Lewis is tugging at the nation's heartstrings via another emotional rollercoaster of a TV campaign and the nation's high streets are festooned with brightly lit fire hazards that cause children...
The APG 'newco' will have a hard time losing the 'P' tag
It's hardly surprising that many people have cried 'foul!' - or more specifically, 'phoenix!' - on the news that Centrical Technologies has risen from the ashes of the failed Alderson Print Group...
Drupa's reprieve should be received with sigh of relief
Drupa's decision to stick to its four-year cycle has massive ramifications for the UK industry. In short, if it had moved to a three-year cycle, it would have been disastrous for our home show Ipex.
Lenders must find a happy medium to help SMEs grow
I'm sure many of you won't be surprised to read that the majority of SMEs have had their overdraft facilities reduced in the past 12 months.
RDI reveals investment plan following awards triumph
Real Digital International (RDI) capped a year in which it posted record profits with a triumphant return to the PrintWeek Awards on Monday night.