Opinion
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.
Monday night showed just how rewarding print can be
There are times when, for all the right reasons, and in spite of some telling evidence to the contrary, things seem to be pretty good, actually, and Monday's PrintWeek Awards was the perfect example.
PIA projects modest US growth for 2013
The Printing Industries of America (PIA) has said the US printing industry in 2013 should be up slightly from 2012, despite the fact commercial printers across the country won't be benefitting from...
No one wants Drupa switch, but everyone will play ball
Considering the fact that people have been talking about Drupa mulling a move to a three-year cycle in hushed tones for months, the ire it seems to have raised among exhibitors is surprising.
Ipex won't be fazed by talk of three-year Drupa cycle
The three-year Drupa of the 1970s was mooted several years ago during my time as chief executive of Picon.
An interview with Kodak CEO Antonio Perez
Despite the challenge of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Kodak CEO Antonio Perez painted a fairly bright picture of the legendary Rochester, NY-based company's future, in an exclusive interview with...
It is time to shout about the steps the industry has taken
With recent research finding that only 7% of respondents felt print was conveying its sustainable message to buyers, it's clear the sector is failing to address the perception that print is not as...
Things have started to get better and not before time
The Holt review into access to and delivery of apprenticeships in the UK aims to identify the issues that are discouraging businesses - particularly SMEs - from recruiting new blood in this way.
Confused energy strategy is hobbling UK manufacturing
The recently published BIS report on future electricity costs for energy intensive industries (EIIs) only reinforces the view that many have held for some time - that current costs are higher here...
Olympic organisers failed to win SMEs' hearts and minds
I was in a black cab on my way to a lunch meeting with the Department of Business Innovation and Skills and got what is now the usual rant from the driver: "Olympic organisers don't give a damn about...
Olympics: a double-edged sword for the print sector
With just seven days to go until the Olympics, the headlines have rightly focussed on the unmitigated disaster that is G4S's failure to fulfil its 284m contract to provide security for the London 2012...
Print industry takes a stand against tobacco packaging legislation
Lobbying has postponed a consultation on proposals to introduce plain tobacco packaging. Printers say it's essential to keep fighting to save jobs