Opinion
New Year Predictions: Kate McFarlan, Clays
Strategic director at Clays, Kate McFarlan, is keen to see how digital develops for book printing in 2016 and looking forward to getting time to read some of her favourites.
New year predictions: David Nestor, First 4 Print Finishing
What possible gift could you buy the managing director of PrintWeek’s SME of the Year for Christmas? Simples, the exact same present he got when he was an impressionable eight-year old, well that or a...
New year predictions: Charles Jarrold, BPIF
12 months into the job as the Fed’s chief executive, Charles Jarrold, is pretty happy with the way 2015 panned out. Next year, however, his hope is that the industry turns its perceived threats into...
New year predictions: Kirk Galloway, Buxton Press
As managing director of PrintWeek’s reigning Company of the Year, it’s safe to say that Kirk Galloway has been pretty happy with his 2015 lot. And it sounds like he’s planning to carry that ‘feel-good...
New year predictions: Mark Hetem, Opus Trust Marketing
Sales director at Opus Trust Marketing Mark Hetem is looking forward to another bumper year and ponders on why digital developments are both a blessing and a curse.
New year predictions: Gareth Jenkins, DS Smith
2015 has been a good year for DS Smith's UK Packaging Division managing director Gareth Jenkins. The firm took delivery of the first narrow width HP T400 Simplex Color Inkjet Web Press this year and...
New year predictions: Emma Zakka, TalkTalk
Sadly it looks like 2015 will end up as a bit of disappointment for TalkTalk senior production manager Emma Zakka; with the odds on her Christmas wish coming true only marginally better than those for...
New year predictions: Gary Wallace, Wallace Print
Wallace Print managing director Gary Wallace says printers should keep a watchful eye on debtors to prevent cashflow issues arising during 2015.
DM sector up in arms over postcode file access proposals
It is the most up-to-date and comprehensive database of its kind in the UK, holding details of more than 29m business and residential addresses, and for many it is invaluable. Few in the direct...
Lack of clarity confuses argument over zero-hours contracts
The row over the so called zero-hours contract (ZHC) has gained traction in recent weeks, not least thanks to a survey published by Unite on 8 September, ahead of the TUC Congress in Bournemouth last...
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...
Businesses turn to social forums for fresh opportunities
There's a revolution going on in the land of print, and it involves no ink on paper at all. Despite a slow start, the printing industry is now embracing social media with gusto, especially when it...