Opinion
To compete with China we will need to focus on skills, efficiency & innovation
Commercial printing companies are unlikely ever to become truly 'globalised' businesses because of the uniqueness of the work that they produce. After all, no two jobs are identical.
Reader reaction: Is now a good time for printers to look at diversification?
We ask if adding strings to your commercial bow is sensible in the current economic climate
SMEs need state to push for sustainable pricing
The government rolled out its plans to kick-start the recovery via the UK's engineroom of SMEs this week.
Reader reaction: How important is sustainability when buying paper?
While few would challenge the need to be sustainable, we ask if it is the main priority
Ramu Ramanathan highlights "few things they don't tell us about printing"
The past few days, I've been attending seminars, conferences, closed-door briefings - and a pattern is emerging. Let me try to give you a flavour, with some of the comments:
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